There is hereby established a Division of Fire in the Department of Public Safety to be administered and controlled by a Fire Chief, subject to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the City, and to the direction of the Director of Public Safety.
(a) The Division of Fire shall comprise the fire force of the City and shall consist of the ranks set forth in the table below and not more persons per rank than are designated in such table. Designation of the number of persons in each rank constitutes the maximum authorized strength for the ranks and does not require, and shall not be construed as requiring, the appointment of the number of officers so designated, or of any specific lesser number. All members of the fire force shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety unless otherwise provided by Charter.
Rank
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Not to Exceed
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Rank
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Not to Exceed
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Fire Chief | 1 |
Assistant Fire Chief | 7 |
Battalion Chief | 32 |
Captain | 78 |
Lieutenant | 173* |
Firefighter | 1500 |
* plus ten (10) lieutenant positions to be filled only in accordance with the settlement agreement in Luke v. City of Cleveland, U.S.District Court Case No. 1:02 CV 1225. | |
(b) No person holding any of the above ranks in the Division of Fire shall perform any work which is of the same nature as, or included within the duties of, any other classified employee of the City, except as is immediately necessary incident thereto.
(c) The provisions of Section 171.05 to the contrary notwithstanding, commencing January 1, 1981, the Fire Chief shall not be entitled to compensation in money for hours worked on a holiday, or in excess of eight (8) hours per day, or in excess of forty (40) hours during any work week.
(Ord. No. 505-06. Passed 3-20-06, eff. 3-24-06)