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Council approves first reading to amend Lufkin Fire Department classification plan
Summary
The Lufkin City Council approved on first reading an ordinance to reduce the number of battalion chiefs by one and increase captains by one in the fire department’s civil service classification plan, with staff saying the change will not affect operations.
The Lufkin City Council voted on first reading to amend the Lufkin Fire Department classification plan, reducing the number of battalion chiefs by one and increasing the number of captains by one, in an ordinance the city said is necessary under civil service requirements.
City staff explained that state/local civil service rules require council approval of classification plans and authorization of the number of civil service employees for each position. "The number and classification of authorized civil service positions can only be changed by city ordinance," a staff presenter said, and staff recommended approval of the amendment to revert to the department’s prior staffing pattern.
A council member asked whether the change would affect operational availability in the community. Staff responded that it would not and that the change would affect administrative classification rather than day-to-day operations. The motion to approve the ordinance on first reading was made, seconded and carried unanimously; the transcript records the vote as "All in favor ... Aye. Any opposed? That motion carries."
The ordinance is recorded as first reading; the transcript does not show a final adoption vote or an effective date. No mover or second was named on the record and no individual roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
