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RESOLUTION NO . :12-
SERIES OF 1993
A RESOLUTION FOR THE E!.'TABLISHMENT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGR.-1..\1
WHICH APPOINTS FIVE DF?ARTMENT OF SAFETY SERVICES FIRE
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITtr,Ns OUTSIDE THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF THE
CAREER SERV ICE SYSTF.M .
WHEREAS, five administrative support positions exist within the Fire Divi sion which
have been fiiled by personnel from the classified service of the Career Servif'e System: nnd
WHEREAS. two administrative support Fire Bnttahon Chief positions hnvP. bee n ·,ncated
by attrition: and
WHEREAS, appointment of ct?rtain personne l outside the Career Scn·ice Sv,;;tcrr. \\'Ould
allow flexibility in filling positions, and provide equity 10r positions com mensurate witl·
re spo nsibility, wit.haul violating the Englewood Fi refighters Associati on Co ntract; and
WHEREAS , the experimental program would a ll ow fo r a person fillin g n po sition to
return to his/her pre\'lous nssignment shou ld iL become necessary, based on pcrform nn ce
or department need, or by mutual consent of ti ,e employee and th e director un:f ~s cond~r t
requi res termination from the City: a nd
WHEREAS, in an effort to keep Safety Services Fire Administration com mnn d st:1ff
ranks a t a minimum, yet provide upward mobility within the organization nnd mnmt:1in
fl exibility for th e management of the orgnnizntion. the appointment of these positions
outside of the Career S ervice System is a viable :1lternative: and
WHEREAS, the duti es and respon si bi lities perfo nned by all of the five Fire
Administrative Support positions remain vital to the Fire Divisio n: ond
\VHEREAS, the Director of Safety Services, in consultation with the City Manager,
deems it appropriate to fill all five Fire Administrative positions from the existing pool uf
personnel cu rrently within the Fire Division; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englew ood Municipal Code , Title 3, Chapter 1, Articl e I, Section I.
provides for the establishment of experiment.a l programs which may conflict with, and be
in lieu of, the provisions of the Career Service System Administrative P rocedures;
:-/OW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF
E:--.-GLEW:)OD . COLOR..\DO, AS FOLLOWS :
Sfs:ti.a.n..l. The Englewood City Council hereby approves the establishment ofnn
expe rime ntal program, tl'.l appoint Fi\· De partment of Safety Services Fire Admini strative
po s itions outside the classified se rvice of the Cnreer Service system ond suc h P.-ogram will
be as follows:
A Thnt the re is hereby esta bli shed the appoi nted pos itions of one Fire ~1nr sha l, two
As sistant F ire Marshal s, one Emerge ncy Medical Coordinator nnd on e
Training Coordinator , ou t.side of the Classifi .-.d Service of the Career Service
System, constituting an experimental program fo r the purpos~ of prom oti ni
e fficiency, productivity a nd employee morale ,vithin the Safety Services
Depn rtmen t .
B. Thot the individuols appointed to the. posillons or Fire Ma rshal, Assiswnt Fire
Marshnl, Em erge n cy ~·l edical Coord in ator and Training Coo rdin ator shall
retain the ir ri ghts to th e ir prior Career Se rvice pos iti ons.
C. Th ot th e individuals appoi nt.cd to the position s or Fire Marshal, Ass is t nn t Fi re
Morshnl , Emergency Medicol Coordinator a nd Training Coordinator sh a ll
rctni n th ose Ca ree r Servi ce rights fo r all purposes in conn ec tion with
retirement, pension, medica l benefits, sick ond injury leavt!, vocation leave,
termir:ntion pay, benefi ts to spou ses and de pend ent children upon death, and
any oth er such co mpensati on and leav~ be nefits of the Caree r Service System.
D. That wh en th e Director ofSafot y Serv1c es termin ates the a ppoi ntment of a
perso n appointed to the position of fire :\forsh al , Ass istant Fire Ma rsh a l,
Em e rgency Medical Coo rdin a t or or Training Coo rdinator, no grievance or
appeal sh a ll ex ist fo r that act ion .
E. That n pe rso n appointed from n position in th e Career Servi ce Syst em shnll
r eturn to their pri or C::ir ee r Se rvice position, exce pt in the case of tcrmin:1tion of
empl oy ment from the City which may be ap pea led to the Cn ree r Servic e Board.
F . Auth orizing the Experiment.al Program fo r up ton t wo yen r pcri .. ,J.
ADOPTED. A.ME:-,/DED A.\/D APPROVED this 3rd dny of ~l ay, 1993.
Patricia H . Crow, City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Crow, City c; k fc r the Citi· of Englewood , Colorndo. he reby certify the
abo,·e is a true co py of Re so lution ~ ot/,2.,, Series of 1993:, ~
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Pat ricia H. Crow
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Date
May 3, 1993
INTTIATED BY
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Agenda Jtem
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Subject Safety Services Fire Div .
Administration
Classification
Department of Safety Services, Fire Division
Allan Stanley, Director of Safety Services
Kieth Lockwood, Division Chief, Fire Operations
ls.st.JE/ ACTION PROPOSED
The Department of Safet-; Services is requesting that Council adopt a resolution authorizing
an experimental program to appoint five Safety Services Fire Divisi on administrative
positions outside the classified sen~ces of the Career Service System . Authority for this
program is established under City of Englewood Municipal Code, 3-11 -i.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Council passed Ordinance N o . 6, Series of 1992, all owing for the appointment of Safety
Services Division Chiefs outside the Career Service System .
BACKGROU ND
With the recent resignation of two battalion chiefs and one firefighter, it has become
necessary to adjust our staffing to accommodate the vacancies . A reduction in suppression
personnel was made in order to fill administrative positions . In an effort to keep our
command staff ranks at a minimum, pro,~de upward mobility within the organization, and
maintain flexib ility for the management of the organization, the appointment of these
positions outside of the Career Service System is a viable alternati ve .
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STAFF ANALYSIS
Appointment of certain personnel outside the Career Service System would allow flexibility
in filling positions, and would provide equity for positions commensurate with
responsibility , without violati ng th e Engl ewood Firefighters Association contract.
Furthermore, it would allow for a person fill,ng a position to return to his or her previous
assignment should it be.:ome necessa ry, based on performance or department need , or by
mutual consent of the employee and the director. Positions included are: Training
Coordinator, Fire Marshal , A1-sistant Fire Marshal, and Emergency Medical Services
Coordiutor. These appointed positions would possess no rank, and would itllow filling of
the positions w ithout increasing th e co mmand staff rank structure. Employees appointed to
th ese positions would nc,t forfeit th eir status as classified emp loyees withi n th e Career
Service System. The appointment of personnel to these positions would crea te vacancies at
the suppression level , allowing for promotional opportunities. Staff memt-ers unanimously
agret:d this process would pro,~de a tremendous boost to morale, which ha s suffered
greatly due to the continued reductions of personnel and positions within th e Fire Di,~sion .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The resignation of th e previously mentioned pe rso'1Ilel re sults in an annualized savings of
approximately $189,000 . Dependent upon the salary ranges established ,~a a wage sUIVey
for similar job functions , we anticipa te th e expense to be approximately $30,000 . Thi s
would be a net sa,~ngs to the City of approximately $159,000, when compared to our
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pre,;ous a pproach of filling these positions wi th persons classified as Battalion Chiefs . •
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