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A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING TO HIRE 12 FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL AND AMEND THE SALARY AND ADMINISTRATION PLAN BY INCLUDING REVISED PAY GRADES AND SALARY RANGES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
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WHEREAS, the Capital Improvement plan proposes to hire 12 additional firefighter personnel and relating equipment to provide for the safety of the public and also support and protect the City’s strong ISO rating; and,
WHEREAS, staffing and equipping this additional firefighter personnel will complement this plan and facilitate placement of trained personnel for a future fire station; and,
WHEREAS, a 2024 budget appropriation of $1.0 million will provide funding to support this new personnel; and,
WHEREAS, RES-23:154 amended the City Salary and Administration Plan; and,
WHEREAS, a need has been identified to amend the City’s current Salary Administration Plan to include revised pay grades & salary ranges for JFD effective December 22, 2023 to better competitively align current personnel salaries with those of other Departments in the State; and,
WHEREAS, remaining departmental salary budget of $86,000 for 2023 is adequate to provide for the resulting $24,500 increase in salary, plus benefits to be paid for the remainder of this year; and,
WHEREAS, a 2024 budget appropriation of $522,000, or a 6.9% increase in JFD salaries will provide funding to support the increases in salaries for current personnel.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
SECTION 1: The Fire Department Administration is provided the authority to hire and equip 12 firefighter personnel.
SECTION 2: The attached listing of JFD Revised Pay Grades & Salaries of the Salary & Administration Plan is hereby adopted.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023.