Ord 2099 7/13/1964 ORDINANCE NO. 6 9
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CLASSIFICATION OF ALL FIREMEN UNDER
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS;
REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls has hereto-
fore contracted with Griffenhagen-Kroeger, Inc. , of San Francisco, California,
. to conduct a position classification and salary plan for all employees of
the City of Wichita Falls ; and,
WHEREAS, said plan has now been completed and submitted to the Board
of Aldermen, together with a recommendation that this plan be adopted and
that all employees be classified pursuant to this plan; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Wichita Falls to change the title of all classifications in the Fire Depart-
ment so as to conform with said plan without changing the duties of said
classifications;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the following positions in the Fire Department of the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas, are classified under Civil Service in compliance
with Section 8 of Article 1269m of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as
amended, and they are hereby set out as follows:
CLASSIFICATION-TITLE NUMBER OF POSITIONS
Fireman 50
Fire Equipment Operator 46
Fire Lieutenant 20
Fire Captain 10
Fire Battalion Chief 3
Assistant Fire Chief 2
Section 2. No other person employed by the City of Wichita Falls may
be classified as holding a position under Civil Service with the Fire Depart-
ment of said City.
Section 3. All prior ordinances, or portions thereof, inconsistent
herewith, are hereby repealed.
Section 4. The fact that all positions in the Fire Department of the
City of Wichita Falls are being reclassified in order to improve its effi-
ciency, so that it can better protect and preserve the peace, health and
safety of property of the City, creates an emergency, and it is therefore
declared that this ordinance shall become effective immediately.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /',1day of July, 1964.
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