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Special City Council Meeting Monday, May 27, 2015 Page 13 ing that available, Chief O'Neill opined it would also provide internal and exter- nal customer service and stability for Fire Department employees as well. In putting this together, Chief O'Neill advised that the reorganization would result in three battalion chiefs with the addition of one new position for the Assistant Chief, and remain budget neutral. Chief O'Neill noted this would be accom- plished by money saved on part-time supervisors and gets dollars down for 2016 and achieves Phase II of the Reorganizational Plan, as well as providing better su- pervision and service. Chief O'Neill advised that, when approved by City Manager Trudgeon, a more detailed follow-up document would follow for City Council review. Mayor Roe asked for additional information from Chief O'Neill on the types of administrative duties performed by battalion chiefs and which of those duties would be transferring to the Assistant Chief; as well as additional information about on the supervisory role on the street. In addressing the Assistant Chief versus current Battalion Chief duties, Chief O'Neill clarified that the Assistant would be involved in budget administration, coding invoices and the entire invoice process, personnel and/or union matters in- volving the Fire Department, and learning the information involved in the Chief's position. From an operational perspective, Chief O'Neill advised that he envi- sioned the Assistant position also scheduling personnel using the report schedul- ing system to address 50 part-time firefighters with varying schedules while mak- ing sure all shifts are scheduled and meet the needs of the firefighters as well as the community; as well as addressing uniform and equipment needs for that staff. Chief O'Neill noted other duties involved ordering equipment, administering a fleet of sixteen vehicles and their maintenance and NFPA monitoring and re- quirements, ordering supplies, scheduling training, developing training and get- ting modules ready to push out to on-duty battalion chiefs, and working with Medica on training opportunities. On the fire prevention side, Chief O'Neill not- ed the need to make sure when buildings are inspected, it be done routinely and entered in the CAD system, and deal with any community relations issues, and involvement with community events and public relations opportunities. At the request of Mayor Roe, Chief O'Neill confirmed that the Assistant Chief position would also serve as the Emergency Operations Manager and city-wide risk management with the Fire Department proposed to serve as the potential lead. Councilmember McGehee questioned if Chief O'Neill saw battalion chiefs spe- cialized in their own training and moving forward from that to take that training to the street level, while maintaining individual and different skill sets. Specific to succession planning, Councilmember McGehee also questioned when Chief