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Home My WebLink AboutORD 69 FFM. 'ORDINANCE NOr'..' 4 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE. CITY COUNCIL.ON THE 26TH DAY OF JULY,,A. D. 1960p AND ENTITLED: "AN' -ORDINANCE -ESTABLISHING A CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.FOR FIREMEN .AND POLICEMEN IN THR CITY OF BEAUMONTy. TEXAS; ESTABLISHING A FIRE-- MEN t S AND-POI,ICEME-N tS .CIVIL SERVICE -COMMISSION; - - - ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF FIREMENtS AND POLICEMENtS CIVIL SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF ALL POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN., AND ESTABLISHING POSITIONS IN AND BASE PAY OF EACH CLASSIFICATION; REPEALING.ALL.CONFLIC.TING'ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY9tt.BY AMENDING SECTION 4.AND SECTION 5 -THEREOF SO AS.TO,CHANGE THE BASE -PAY OF ALL GRADES.OF FIREMEN.AND POLICEMEN; ADOPTING A CLASS SPECIFICATION.FOR EACH GRADE OF FIREMEN AND, POLICEMEN; REPEALING .ALL CONFLICTING ' ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE -CITY OF BEAUMONT$ TEXAS: Section 1. That an Ordinance passed by the City Council on the 26th day of July., A. D. 19609 and entitled: "AN -ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONTI TEXAS; ESTABLISHING A FIREMENtS.AND POLICEMENtS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION; ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF'FIREMEN.tS AND POLICEMENtS CIVIL SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF ALL POLICEMEN.AND FIREMEN., AND ESTABLISHING POSITIONS IN AND BASE PAY OEC-_ EACH CLASSIFICATION; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING..ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEV.- ERABILITY. tt be amended by amending Section 4'thereof so that the said Section 4 shall read as follows: "All positions in the Police Department of'The City of Beaumont,, Texas., are hereby classified into the follow- ing grades., each grade having duties of substantially similar authority., importance,, and responsibility: (1) Grade I. There shall be eighty-five (85) posi- tions -in Grade I., said positions to -include Patrolmen and Technicians in Identification Bureau. The base pay of -,all officers in this, grade shall be. Four Hundred Five Dollars and Sixteen Cents.($405.16) per month. (2) Grade II. There shall be thirty. -five (35) posi- tions in Grade II., said positions to include .Sergeants., Detectives.., Dispatchers.,,and Assistant ,Superintendent of Identification Bureau. The base pay of all officers in this Grade shall be Four Hundred Fifty Dollars and Sixty-six Cents ($450.66) per month. (3) Grade III. There shall be three. .(3)'Positions in' Gr III., -said positions to include -Lieute- nant--; Juvenile Officer] ,.and Superintendent. of : •Identification Bureau. The base pay of all -offi. cers in this grade shall be'Four Hundred Seventy Dollars.and Sixteen Cents.($470.16)-per month., (4) Grade, IV. There shall be five (5) positions,in Grade. IVj said positions to include Captains. The base pay of all officer's in this .grade ;shall be Five Hundred Thirty-five Dollars and Sixteen Cent s. ($.535.16) per month. (5) Grade V; 'Ther.e shall be two.(2)'positions in Grade V4 said positions to include Inspectors. The' bae :a pay of -ll, officers, in this grade - shall be Six Hund.red. Thirty::nine Dollars- and .Sixteen Cents ($639.16) per month. "(6) Grade VI. There shall be one .(l) position in Grade. VI, said position being Assistant - Chief of Police. The -base pay 'of the officer. in, ..this grade shall be Seven Hundred Four Dollars. and Sixteen Cents ( $704.16) per. month, rr . ,.Section 2. - -- --------M That an Ordinance.passed-by the City.Co.uncil on:the 26th day of July., ,A. D. 1960., and entitled teAN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING -A -CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM FOR FIREMEN ANR.POLICEMEN.IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. TEXAS.; ESTABLISHING A. FIREMEN,? S AND POLICEMEN t S, CIVIL. SERVICE. COMMISSION; ESTABLISHING;:THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR ' OF FIREMEN.* S" 'AND P07.ICEM N.,? S ..CIVIL SERVICE;" ,PROVIDING FOR THE: 'CLASSIFiCATION :OF ALL. POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN.,AND ESTABLISHING POSITIONS. IN AND BASE: PAY SOF'. EACH "CLASSIFICATION; REPEALING ALL -CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; ,AND. PROVIDING. FOR SEVw ERABILITY. rr be amended by .amending "Section 5 thereof. so that the. said 'S.ection 5 thereof shall read as follows: 7All positions..in the Fire Department of The City.of, Beaumont3 Texas., are,hereby classified into the fol.. lowing grades...each grade having duties of ,substanti_ ally similar authority,, importance and responsibility: (1) Grade I: There shall be sixty-six (66) positions in .Grade I, *said positions to include Pipemen and Laddermen. The base pay of all firemen in this. grade. -shall be Four Hundred Five Dollars and Six- -teen. Cents (405.16) per month.. (2) Grade II. There shall be. -forty-nine (49) positions in Grade IIS said positions to.include.Drivers ;and Assistant to Fire Marshal. The base pay of all firemen in this grade -shall be Four Hundred Eleven Dollars and Sixty six Cents ($411.66) per -month. 2. c (3) Grade III. positions an There , ' be thi'rt shall 1hclude Grade III Y-one.(31). Captains ' said positions to: .and Mechanics• ' Fire `Mar hal L thi ;Prada The base Pay.of _Dispatcher8� three . shall. k� . ,Fo all firemeni. Dollars and Thi.e ur 'Hundred Thirty. per month y�t.hree.Ce nts, $433.e.33) (4) . -Grade IV• Theme ' shall .be` in..Grade .Iv seen (7) - — - - Chiefs an o. said. Positions, Positions. d Chief Fire, ; Dis-nclude Battalion base ' Alarm' pal of all fir pat`cher. Four Hundred emen. in:thi The Fifty Dollars. and .grade'shall be ($450.6.6).Per,Month. Sixt ...Y -six Cents (5) Grade V; —,- There shall be three Grade V, said Chiefs. positions .t.o- (3) Positions in grade The .base. pay..of allnclude District: shall` be Four firemen .in this and Thirt N Hundred Ninetyyei y three Cents ($4'9-8:.33 Pht - Dollars 6) ..Grade . VI' ) Per 'month; . There shall Gr. ad -e . VI • s be ozie base aid Postion..ben (1) Position - in pal of the. fireman g . Drillmaat'er. The Five ;Hundred in this month;.. Eight' Dollarsgrade shall be- .($585.00) per ' (7) 'Grade.. VII. hedVII There shall one e. said Positi'Onbe (1) position base Pa o f beim g.Assistant 1n be Six Hund ed. the fireman in this Chief. Cents. Thirty nine Dollars and shall ($63.9.16) per. month. it, Sixteen :.. > Section 3.. That the ,,�RClass .SPecificaton`,t:, s for grades:: in :the Police Department and 'the Fire Department cQPY of 'ttClas set .forth .in, the official ass .Specifications For 'p . olice Department and Fire De- -Department" e.. partnient!t on file in the office -of the MY . City'.Clerk are hereby' adopted Such -class• specifications are descri tive strictiyeThe p and not . reti y are. intended to illustrate ,the duties' of th 1-o s . grades and .are not intended. to' e lar.. set f4�'th all. of.said duti.es,. Section q, A11:.ordinances or parts of ordinances in'con flic.t with. the provisions.' of _this ordinanco are. hereby repealed .to the extent 'of such conflict. Section 5, The provisions of., this ordinance are :.declared to be severN abler and if any s:ectiony clauses phrase� word or sentence of this h-3 ordinance shall for any reason be held invalid or unconstitution-. alj such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections clauses phrases word,, or sentence of this ordinance., but they shall remain in effecti_it being the legislative intent that this ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part. PASSED by the City.Council this,f day of February,A.D. 1963. Mayor