City of Sacramento
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File ID: 2025-01907 11/18/2025
Approval of Budget and Position Adjustments in the Fire Department’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Approved Budget
File ID: 2025-01907
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving the deletion of a 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) for an Fire Assistant Chief position and a 1.0 FTE for the Director of Emergency Management position; 2) approving the additions of 1.0 FTE for a Deputy Chief position and 1.0 FTE for a Program Specialist position; 3) authorizing the Interim City Manager or their designee to make minor changes or adjustments to the exhibits in order to correct omissions and errors; and 4) authorizing the Interim City Manager or their designee to make changes or adjustments to the Fire Department’s FY2025/26 Approved Budget as necessary to implement the resolution.
Contact: Chris Costamagna, Fire Chief, (916) 808-2200, [email protected]; Crystal Harland, Fire Administrative Manager, (916) 808-0452, [email protected]; Fire Department
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On September 9, 2025, Council approved a resolution deleting the classification title of the Director of Emergency Management (Resolution No. 2025-0248). However, the Director of Emergency Management position remains in the Fire Department’s FY2025/26 Approved Budget. To reflect current operational and classification changes, put in place to enhance overall operational management,the Fire Department recommends the deletion of the Director of Emergency Management (1.0 FTE) and a Fire Assistant Chief (1.0 FTE) and the addition of a Deputy Fire Chief (1.0 FTE) and a Program Specialist (1.0 FTE).
Policy Considerations: The proposed resolution will allow the Fire Department’s FY2025/26 Approved Budget to align with the resolution and classification title changes approved by Council on
File ID: 2025-01907 11/18/2025
September 9, 2025 and operational changes implemented in the department after the budget was approved.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities that will not have a significant effect on the environment and that do not constitute a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(2).
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: Approval of these actions will align the Sacramento Fire Department’s FY2025/26 approved budget, positions and operations with the resolution approved by Council on September 9, 2025.
Financial Considerations: The cost of the position changes will result in a net savings of $66,145.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
November 18, 2025
Approval of Budget and Position Adjustments in the Fire Department’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Approved Budget
BACKGROUND
A. On September 9, 2025, the City Council approved the deletion of the classification title of Director of Emergency Management in the Employer -Employee Relations Policy (Resolution No. 2025-0248).
B. To align with the resolution changes approved by the City Council, the Fire Department would like to delete the Director of Emergency Management (1.0 Full-Time Equivalent [FTE]) and a Fire Assistant Chief (1.0 FTE) and add a Deputy Fire Chief (1.0 FTE) and a Program Specialist (1.0 FTE).
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The deletions of 1.0 FTE for a Fire Assistant Chief position and 1.0 FTE for the Director of Emergency Management position from the Fire Department’s FY2025/26 Budget are approved.
Section 2. The additions of 1.0 FTE for a Deputy Chief position and 1.0 FTE for a Program Specialist position to the Fire Department’s FY2025/26 Budget are approved.
Section 3. The Interim City Manager or their designee is authorized to make minor changes or adjustments to correct omissions and errors.
Section 4. The Interim City Manager or their designee is authorized to make the necessary changes to the Fire Department’s FY2025/26 Approved budget for these positions.