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Franklin Fire Department approves paramedic captain and grant-funded community paramedic officer roles
Summary
The Personnel Committee approved a paramedic captain job description, a wage letter placing the position between lieutenant and battalion chief, and a grant-funded community paramedic officer position with a two-year assignment and sick-leave conversion details included in a letter of understanding.
The Personnel Committee approved a new paramedic captain position, its wage placement and promotional process, and a grant-funded community paramedic officer assignment for the Franklin Fire Department. The committee also approved a related letter of understanding with the firefighters' union that clarifies sick-leave conversion and the job title.
Jim Mayer, Fire Chief, told the committee the city "has been working on a promotional process" and included funding for the paramedic captain in the 2025 budget. He described the role as a middle-management position that would “fill that middle level position” between lieutenants (who supervise a company of three to four personnel) and the battalion chief (who oversees an entire shift). Mayer said the promotional process currently includes three lieutenants.
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