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l i `~ CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 91-3 BY: MAYOR EDWARD BOYLE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND COMPOSITION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the Administration recognizes that because of a lack of personnel in the Fire Department, combined with the City's obligation to meet the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding payment of overtime, the manpower resources of the Fire Department have been stretched to the limit; and WHEREAS, because of the excessive demands being made upon the members of the Fire Department because of the need to maintain full status thus requiring many to be forced to work overtime, it is recognized by the Administration that in order to alleviate the problems that exist, it is necessary to add personnel to the Fire Department; and WHEREAS, it is the belief of the Administration that by freeing up the Fire/Paramedic personnel from the duty of dispatching, that the City in essence, would increase the manpower of the Fire Department; and WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the desire to make the Fire Department more efficient, the Administration has recommended that there be created within the Fire Depart- ment the separate position of Dispatcher, which in order to cover all of the various shifts, it will be necessary to add to the complement of the Fire Department four (4) Dispatcher posi- tions; and WHEREAS, it is also recognized that in order to alleviate some of the pressure as far as scheduling and overtime relative to the existing individuals in the Fire Department, it would be desirable to add additional firefighters to the roster; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Administration and Council at this time to increase the complement of firemen from 28 to 33 firemen and to, at the same time, develop plans in the future to add additional firefighter personnel to the complement of the Fire Department. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Organizational Chart of the Fire Department of the City of North Olmsted shall be constituted as follows: a) That the Organizational Chart for the Fire Department and the personnel set forth in the Organizational Chart shall consist of the Chief of the Fire Department, who shall be in charge of the entire department. b) The Fire Chief shall also be in charge of a general duty uniform roster, which shall consist of one Assistant Chief, four Captains, six Lieutenants, and 33 Firemen.