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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary FormAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #18617 Date: 12/02/2025 Commission Meeting Date: 12/11/2025 Requesting Department: Department of Fire - Rescue Sponsored By: District Impacted: All Type: Resolution Subject: Authorize Amendment - Fire Rescue Table of Organization - Lieutenant Positions Purpose of Item: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE TABLE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE RECLASSIFYING FOUR (4) FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS TO FOUR (4) FIRE LIEUTENANT POSITIONS. THIS ACTION PROVIDES THE SUPERVISORY STAFFING REQUIRED TO PLACE A NEW GRANT FUNDED AERIAL COMPANY INTO SERVICE ; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION AND AMEND THE APPROVED TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AS REQUIRED, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. Background of Item: The Department of Fire -Rescue provides citywide emergency medical services, fire suppression, rescue operations, and public safety functions. The Department was awarded grant funding to hire eighteen (18) Firefighters for the purpose of staffing a new aerial company intended to enhance service and improve emergency response capabilities in the Flagami neighborhood. Although the grant funds only firefighter -level positions, a functional aerial company requires both Firefighters and Fire Officers to operate safely and in accordance with industry and departmental standards. The proposed reclassification fills this operational gap without creating additional full-time equivalent positions. This reclassification has minimal fiscal impact because it converts existing positions rather than adding new ones. Budget Impact Analysis Item is NOT Related to Revenue Item is an Expenditure Item is NOT funded by Bonds Total Fiscal Impact: Total Fiscal Impact: $ 59,306.39 (annually) General Account No: 00001.184010.512000 Reviewed B Department of Fire -Rescue Department of Fire -Rescue Office of Management and Budget Department of Fire -Rescue Department of Fire -Rescue Department of Fire -Rescue Office of Management and Budget Legislative Division City Manager's Office Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Attorney City Commission Office of the Mayor Office of the City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Robert C Hardy Johnny Duran Pedro Lacret Adrian Plasencia Niorge Aragon Robert Hevia Leon P Michel Valentin J Alvarez Arthur Noriega V Juan Carlos Perez George K. Wysong III Nicole Ewan Mayor's Office City Clerk's Office City Clerk's Office Fire Review Completed 12/02/2025 4:01 PM Fire Budget Review Completed 12/02/2025 4:17 PM Budget Analyst Review Completed 12/02/2025 4:51 PM Fire Review Completed 12/02/2025 5:06 PM Fire Review Completed 12/02/2025 6:17 PM Fire Chief Review Completed 12/02/2025 6:26 PM Budget Review Completed 12/02/2025 6:52 PM Legislative Division Review Completed 12/02/2025 7:13 PM City Manager Review Completed 12/02/2025 8:50 PM ACA Review Completed 12/02/2025 10:11 PM Approved Form and Correctness Completed 12/02/2025 10:25 PM Meeting Completed 12/11/2025 9:00 AM Signed by the Mayor Completed 12/11/2025 7:13 PM Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 12/11/2025 7:47 PM Rendered Completed 12/11/2025 7:47 PM City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-25-0513 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 18617 Final Action Date:12/11/2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE ("FIRE") TABLE OF ORGANIZATION BY RECLASSIFYING FOUR (4) FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS TO FOUR (4) FIRE LIEUTENANT POSITIONS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE FY 2025-2026 OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN REGARDING CITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY, LEGALLY ALLOWED, AND APPLICABLE IN ORDER TO RECLASSIFY SAID POSITIONS FOR FIRE; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS, PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire") is responsible for providing fire suppression, emergency medical services, and public safety to the residents and visitors of the City; and WHEREAS, the City's Flagami neighborhood area will require an additional aerial company to improve Fire's response capacity and increase public safety; and WHEREAS, Fire applied for and received grant funding to hire eighteen (18) firefighters to place the new aerial company into service; and WHEREAS, staffing a new aerial company requires fourteen (14) Firefighters and four (4) Fire Officers to ensure adequate supervision, safe operations, and compliance with departmental standards; and WHEREAS, the grant funding is restricted solely to firefighter positions and does not provide funding for officer -level positions; and WHEREAS, this reclassification has minimal fiscal impact because it converts existing positions rather than adding additional positions; and WHEREAS, on October 9, 2025, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-25- 0432, accepting a grant award from the United States Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") in the amount of $4,096,632.59 for the provision of hiring additional firefighters; and WHEREAS, on September 23, 2021, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R- 21-0402 approving the General Fund Budget for the City of Miami ("City") for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2022 ("Fiscal Year 2021-22") and the total budget for all non -capital funds (collectively, "Adopted Budget"); and WHEREAS, on October 1, 2021, pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0408, the City Commission modified and amended the City's Adopted Budget and the Capital Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-22 as follows: (i) notwithstanding the language in Resolution No. R-21-0402, including but not limited to the language in Section 16 of Resolution No. R-21-0402, in order for the creation of or change in temporary or permanent positions in the City's department of police and MFR to be effective, the City Commission must first confirm the creation or modification of such positions by an affirmative vote and (ii) requiring that notwithstanding anything in Resolution No. R-21-0402 or the Capital Plan to the contrary, an affirmative vote of the City Commission is required prior to any and all movements of monies that are different from the line item -budgets' approved amounts as adopted on September 13, 2021 for the Capital Plan and as adopted on September 23, 2021 for Resolution No. R-21-0402; and WHEREAS, on September 25, 2025, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R- 25-0413 approving the General Fund Budget for the City of Miami ("City") for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026 ("Fiscal Year 2025-26") and the total budget for all non -capital funds (collectively, "FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget"); and WHEREAS, the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget states that the provisions of Section 16 are subject to the limitations and requirements set forth in City Commission Resolution No. R-22- 0230; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-22-0230 references the restrictions established pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0408, requiring the City Commission confirm the creation of any temporary or permanent positions in the City's MFR by an affirmative vote; WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City and its residents to authorize an amendment to Fire's Table of Organization to support its the operational readiness and safety mission; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to approve an amendment to Fire's Table of Organization by reclassifying four (4) Firefighter positions to four (4) Fire Lieutenant positions. Section 3. The City Manager is authorized1 to make any necessary changes to adjust, amend, and appropriate to the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget, five-year financial plan, strategic plan, and multi -year capital plan regarding city services and resources as necessary, legally allowed, and applicable in order to reclassify said positions for Fire. Section 4. The City Manager and the designated City departments are authorized to update the relevant financial controls, project close-outs, accounting entries, and computer systems and said updates are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ge Wy 3 ng III, C y ttor y 12/2/2025 2 If the mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted.