HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions R23-02-641 - 02/06/2023 - Interim Firefighter PositionCOUNTY OF FULTON
' CITY OF MILTON
RESOLUTION NO. 12 Z3 — 0 Z - iQ L( I
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MILTON CREATING AN INTERIM,
FULL TIME FIRE FIGHTER POSITION FOR THE 2022/2023 FISCAL
YEAR
WHEREAS, the Charter to the City of Milton provides that the City Council
is authorized to create by Resolution any "positions of employment" as it shall deem
necessary for the proper administration of the affairs ... of the city;
WHEREAS, the City Manager and Milton Fire Chief have advised the City
Council that the permanent, full-time, and budgeted Milton fire fighter positions for
the 2022/2023 fiscal year are currently filled or otherwise encumbered — but that for
various legitimate and good faith reasons at least one of those encumbered positions
is not filled by an individual currently in a position to provide firefighting services;
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that this situation should resolve itself during
' the 2022/2023 fiscal year;
WHEREAS, due to this modest deficiency in staffing, and in order to ensure
that the City of Milton's Fire Department is fully equipped with the resources
necessary to ensure no lapse in fire service or coverage, it is the recommendation of
the City Manager and the Milton Fire Chief that the City Council create and budget
an Interim Fire Fighter position;
WHEREAS, this Interim Fire Fighter position would be employed as a W-2
employee, receive the compensation and benefits applicable to any other similarly
situated Milton full-time fire fighter employee, and otherwise be subject to all other
Milton work place rules;
WHEREAS, however, this Interim Fire Fighter position shall be advised
during the hiring process that such post is an interim position and may not extend
past the 2022/2023 fiscal year; and,
WHEREAS, the Interim Fire Fighter selected for this interim position shall
be required to acknowledge, in writing, of the interim nature of this position.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS;
1. The statements and stipulations in the preamble are hereby incorporated by
referenced and adopted, as if fully set forth herein;
2. That pursuant to the powers conferred on the City Council under the Milton
Charter, there is hereby created an Interim Fire Fighter position, to serve in a
full-time, though interim, capacity for the remainder of the 2022/2023 fiscal
year to ensure that the Milton Fire Department has sufficient resources during
that period;
3. That this Interim Fire Fighter position shall be employed as a W-2 employee,
receive the compensation and benefits applicable to other similarly situated
Milton full-time fire fighter employees, and otherwise be subject to all other
Milton work place rules;
4. That any person selected to this Interim Fire Fighter position shall be advised
that, absent further action by the City Council, this interim position shall not
extend beyond expiration of the 2022/2023 fiscal year;
5. That the person selected to this Interim Fire Fighter position shall
acknowledge, in writing, of the interim nature of the position; and
6. That this Resolution shall further authorize and approve any necessary
funding or budget adjustment to fund this interim position.
SO RESOLVED, this (0, day of February, 2023.
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