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ORDINANCE NO. 125-84 BY: Brown, Chinnock, Gallagher, Graham, McBride, Salmon, Wendling AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE creating positions and fixing salaries of the annual salaried sworn personnel in the Division of Fire of the Department of Pub- lic Safety except the Fire Chief, effective January 1, 1985, and repealing all other ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent therewith. WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the usual daily operation of a municipal department in that in the interest of public service, welfare and safety, it is necessary to fix the compensation of employees; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. Positions are hereby created and the compensation of annual salaried sworn personnel in th Division of Fire with the exception of the Chief of Fire shall be as follows effective January 1, 1985, pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the City of Lakewood and Local 382 of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - DIVISION OF FIRE RANK Assistant Fire Chiefs Fire Captains Fire Marshal $37,288.98 32,425.20 32,425.20 Firefighters Detailed as Electrician/Mechanic Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 29,723.10 27,021.00 25,313.00 21,406.00 Section 2. In the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, Grade 1 Firefighters shall consist of firefighters who have continuously served in the Division of Fire two (2) full years or who, in the judgment of the Director of Public Safety, have acquired equivalent training and acquired experience in the Division of Fire in some other City. Grade 2 Firefighters shall consist of firefighters who have served continuously in the Division of Fire for more than one (1) year, but less then two (2) years. Grade 3 Firefighters shall consist of firefighters who have served in the Division of Fire for less then one (1) year. Provided, however, that there shall be no increase in salary to a firefighter by reason of said grouping until certified by the Director of Public Safety. Section 3. Firefighters who are accepted for employment with the Divi- sion of Fire having experience with Fire Departments in other communities are certified as Firefighters Grade 1, shall be hired at the grade of Firefighter Grade 3, and will serve in that group for a period not less then six (6) months. After that time, they shall be promoted to Grade 2 upon recommendation of the Fire Chief, and serve in Grade 2 for a period of not less than 18 months. After such time, they shall be promoted to Grade 1 upon recommendation of the Fire Chief. Section 4. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.