City Council

Item 50:\nClick Here to Submit a\nComment\nExemption of an Assistant Fire Chief Position in the Fire-Rescue Department from\nthe Classified Service.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no fiscal impact associated with this action. This position is budgeted in the\nEmergency Medical Services Transport Program Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(O-2026-17)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance authorizing the exemption of an Assistant Fire Chief\nposition in the City’s Fire-Rescue Department from the Classified Service, based on\nadvisory review and favorable comment by the Civil Service Commission on November\n7, 2024. This position will be responsible for the new Strategic Operations Branch of the\nDepartment. This Action is brought under San Diego Charter Section 117(a)(17).\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee meeting on\nSeptember 10, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Vice Chair Moreno, second by Council President Pro Tem Lee, to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Foster III-yea, Moreno-yea, Lee -yea, Elo-Rivera-yea.\nFire-Rescue: James Gaboury, (619) 533-4401\nCity Attorney Contact: Miguel Merrell