HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions R24-05-702 - 05/20/2024 - Creating a Full-Time Fire Fighter Position for the FY 23-24 for Fire Station 45COUNTY OF FULTON
CITY OF MILTON
RESOLUTION NO. R24-05-702
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MILTON CREATING A NEW FULL-
TIME FIRE FIGHTER POSITION FOR THE 2023/2024 FISCAL YEAR
WITH SUCH POSITION BEING AN ADVANCE-HIRE FOR THE
MANPOWER RESOURCES NEEDED FOR FIRE STATION 45
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 2023 /2024 fiscal year are currentl y filled or otherwise encumbered -but that for
the military deployment of one of those encumbered positions ;
WHEREAS , the military orders for this fire fighter began in February 2023
and has been extended until July 2026 , creating operational challenges for
maintaining minimum staffing levels ;
WHEREAS , the City of Milton reaffirms its support for military personnel
and recognizes their invaluable contributions to their communities where they live
and the nation that they serv e ;
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 one new fire
fighter position;
WHEREAS , the cost of this new fire fighter position will be adequately
addressed by salary savings in the FY 2024 budget; and
WHEREAS , this position will be considered the advanced hiring of one of
the future fire fighter positions for Fire Station 45 and will be included in the staffing
costs of Fire Station 45 in the FY 2025 proposed budget.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS ;
1. That pursuant to the powers conferred on the City Council under the Milton
Charter, there is hereby created a new Fire Fighter position , to serve in a full-
time , capacity to ensure that the Milton Fire Department has adequate
manpower resources ; and
2. This new position will be considered an advanced-hire for Fire Station 45 and
will be included in the staffing levels proposed in the FY 2025 budget for Fire
Station 45.
SO RESOLVED , this 20 th day of May , 2024 .