HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-08 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 13-08
A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE HIRING OF THREE
FIREFIGHTERS AND ONE POLICE OFFICER
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves
the hiring of three replacement firefighters and one police officer as requested by Chief Johnson
and Chief Tabor.
PASSED and APPROVED this 15th day of January, 2008.
APPROVED:
By:
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DAN COODY, Mayor
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City of Fayetteville Fire Department
303 W. Center St. Fayetteville, AR. 72701
Phone (479) 575-8365 Fax (479) 575-0471
To: The City Council
Through: Mayor Coody
From: Tony Johnson, Fire Chief
Date: January 4, 2008
Subject: Request to Fill Vacant Firefighter Positions Pursuant to the Hiring Freeze
Resolution
Recommendation
Pursuant to the Hiring Freeze Resolution 07-08, I am recommending Council approval
to hire three firefighters in order to fill the vacancies in the fire operations division of
the fire department. If approved, the projected hiring date will be on, or about March
10, 2008.
Background
By granting approval now, it will enable the department to immediately start the
process that will take 45-60 days to complete. The hiring process includes; the
Chief's interview, granting conditional offers of employment, conduct background
investigations, schedule the physical examinations and receive the results, and
scheduling the psychological testing and receive the results. It is necessary to
initiate this process immediately in order to minimize the overtime cost to fill a
vacant position.
Budget Impact
A delay in fulfilling the request will result in the department having to compensate at
a rate that is two and a half (2-1/2) times the regular rate of a firefighter to fill the
vacant position.
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Greg Tabor, Chief of Polies' e
January 14, 2008
Replacement of Police Officer
Recommendation: City Council approves the hiring of one (1) additional police officer to
replace a recent resignation.
Background: On January 4, 2008, the Fayetteville City Council approved a hiring freeze for
replacement employees funded by General Fund. This hiring freeze allowed replacement of
these positions with Council approval On Monday, January 14, 2008, Officer Larry Dearing
submitted his resignation to take a Job with the Foley, Alabama Police department.
Discussion: The Fayetteville Police Department currently has 121 authorized slots Two of
these slots remained unfilled due to structured budget reductions. There are eight officers with
military commitments. One officer is currently deployed, one has orders for deployment in
February, one is expecting orders any day, one will be deployed in July, two have heard of
possible deployment sometime in 2008 and two do not expect deployment in the near future.
Deployments typically last from 8-18 months. With the most recent resignation, current and
potential military deployments we may be down from 121 officers to 112 by the end of the year.
Budget Impact: The difference between the salary of the resigning officer and a newly hired
officer is $8,169.
FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
100-A WEST ROCK STREET
FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS72701
(DELIVERIES) POLICE: 100-A WEST ROCK STREET 72701
PHONE: 479.587.3555 FAX: 479.587.3522
1.18.08 Clarice Pearman
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Res. 13-08
Clarice Pearman
Johnson, Tony; Tabor, Greg
1.18.08 5:03 PM
Res 13-08
13-08 Hiring Freeze Appeals.pdf
CC: Audit; Langehennig, Sherrie; Leflar, Missy
Chief Johnson & Chief Tabor:
Attached is the resolution passed by Cdy Coundl regarding the your hiring freeze appeals and approving the hiring of
employees. Please let me know if there is anything else needed for this item. Have a good weekend. Thanks.
Clarice
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