Council reestablishes civil-service positions, adds firefighters and police officers

The Waxahachie City Council adopted an ordinance reestablishing classified positions under civil service for the police and fire departments, adding six firefighter positions, five police officer positions and one police sergeant position.

Staff said the civil-service reestablishment is completed annually with the budget process. The ordinance approved Monday does not include three pump engineer positions that were approved in the budget; staff said a separate ordinance will be presented later to authorize those positions once a new apparatus is ordered.

Formal action: The council moved to adopt the ordinance reestablishing classified positions and approved it by voice vote.

Why it matters: The ordinance formally creates funded civil-service positions so the city can begin recruitment and onboarding under civil-service rules for police and fire staffing increases included in the FY2026 budget.

Implementation: Personnel and HR will proceed with recruitment and classification changes per civil-service rules; an additional ordinance for pump engineer positions will be presented after equipment procurement.