It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Section 13−27 of the City Code for Assignment Pay for the Performance of Specialized Duties within the Fire Department and adding certain assignment pay authorizations. The recommended changes include technical and substantive changes to update eligibility requirements to better reflect current assignments, and the addition of a Hiring Coordinator subcategory for the Program Coordinator.

Section 143.042 of the Texas Local Government Code permits the City Council to authorize assignment pay for fire fighters performing specialized functions in their department. The assignment pay is in an amount and is payable under conditions set by ordinance and is in addition to the regular pay received by members of the Fire Department.

Approval of the above recommendation and associated ordinance will not result in any additional departmental expenditures. The recommended changes to the ordinance include technical and substantive changes to the assignments listed below to update certain eligibility requirements to better reflect current assignments:

Section	Title	Recommended Action
Section 13-27(d)	N/A	Update requirements
Section 13-27(e)(1)(b)	Chief Fire Investigator	Update eligibility requirements
Section 13-27(e)(8)(b)	Section Manager	Update eligibility requirements
Section 13-27(e)(10)(b)	Fire Investigator	Update eligibility requirements
Section 13-27(e)(21)(b)	Swift Water/Underwater - Instructor	Update eligibility requirements
Section 13-27(e)(21)(b)	Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) - Responder	Update eligibility requirements
Section 13-27(e)(24)(b)	Swift Water/Underwater -Responder	Update eligibility requirements
Section 13-27(e)(27)(b)	Public Information Officer	Update eligibility requirements
Section 13-27(e)(30)(b)	Professional Standards Investigator	Update eligibility requirements

In addition, various internal reorganizations in the Fire Department, including the expansion of the hiring function, have necessitated the addition of Hiring Coordinator subcategory for the Program Coordinator. As a result, the following change is recommended:

Section	Title	Recommended Action
Section 13-27(e)(7)(b)(2)(xi)	Hiring Coordinator	Add

The ordinance enacting these changes does not create, by implication or otherwise, any new classified positions, vacancies or classifications within the Fire Department.

This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.