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Plano adopts 24/72 firefighter schedule, approves implementing civil‑service ordinance
Summary
Plano City Council approved a meet‑and‑confer agreement shifting sworn fire personnel from a 24/48 to a 24/72 schedule and passed an ordinance updating civil‑service classifications and pay structure tied to that change.
Plano City Council on a unanimous vote approved a meet‑and‑confer agreement to move sworn fire‑rescue field personnel from a 24/48 schedule to a 24/72 schedule and then adopted an ordinance updating civil‑service classifications and pay for the Plano Fire Department. The council voted 8–0 to adopt the schedule and later passed the ordinance, which implements related position counts, step plans and pay provisions.
The staff presentation said the schedule change will reduce average weekly hours for firefighters from about 56 to closer to 42 and will require hiring an additional “D” shift over a five‑year phasing plan. “This provides our firefighters with more time to rest and recover and puts them…
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