REPORT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Request to Extend Eligible List for Firefighter I (Job Code 487) to February 6, 2025
Report
ACTION AND AUTHORITY
The Fire Department is requesting to extend the eligible list for Firefighter I (Job Code 487) pursuant to Civil Service Rule 4.3 (Duration of Lists) which provides that, "Eligible lists shall remain in force for a period of one (1) year. Eligible lists for sworn promotional positions in the police department shall remain in force for a period of two (2) years. The eligible list may be extended to two (2) years with the approval of the Commission. The eligible list for entry level Police Officers shall remain in force for six (6) months. The Director of Human Resources may abolish an eligible list if that list contains less than five (5) names."
BACKGROUND
The eligible list for Firefighter I (Job Code 487) is scheduled to expire on February 6, 2024. The Fire Department is requesting approval for the Commission to extend the Firefighter I (Job Code 487) eligible list for one (1) year with a new expiration date of February 6, 2025.
DISCUSSION
The Fire Department is requesting a retroactive extension of the Firefighter I (Job Code 487) eligible list, with a new expiration date of February 6, 2025. The extension request was not made in time for the City to bring the request forward at the January 11, 2024 Civil Service Commission meeting; therefore, the request is being brought forward at the next regularly scheduled Civil Service Commission meeting in February.
The Fire Department was awarded a federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from FEMA in 2022. This grant was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities, with the goal of compliance with staffing, response and operational standards es...
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