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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10595r ORDINANCE N0. D5~ AN ORDINANCE SPECIFYING THE ADJUSTED TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AT EACH RANK IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY CHIEF'S POSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERA- BILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLL- MENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING p,N EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT HEREBY KNOWN: WHEREAS, the Police Chief has requested the City Council to readjust and thereafter specify the total authorized number of positions at each rank in the Police Department for the remainder of the 1989-90 Fiscal Year, and WHEREAS, the City's Ordinance 10422, the most recent ordi- nance concerning the authorized and budgeted positions for the Police Department, adjusted the Department civil service staffing as follows: Police Officers 654 Corporal/Detectives 171 Sergeants 104 Lieutenants 43 Captains 12 Deputy Chiefs 4 TOTAL 988 WHEREAS, pursuant to the continuing efforts to provide the citizens of Fort Worth the most efficient police protection possible, the Department has requested approval to reorganize its existing organizational structure in order to decentralize its investigative functions. The reorganization will result in 'splitting the present Uniform Services Bureau into two distinct Field Operations Bureaus which will each contain an investigative n unit. The two new bureaus will be known as the North/East Field Operations Bureau and the South/West Field Operations Bureau; and WHEREAS, currently there are four (4) Deputy Chief's com- manding each of the existing four bureaus. The reorganization will result in the addition of a fifth bureau and will require the addition of the one Deputy Chief in the command level posi- tion. The new Deputy Chief's position will be one which is filled by appointment by the Chief of Police and not filled pursu- ant to civil service promotional eligibility testing. WHEREAS, the Chief of Police now requests the Council to adjust the authorized number of Police Department civil service positions into conformity with the proposed changes as set forth immediately above in order to effect efficient economy of the operations of the City's municipal services; and WHEREAS, the specification and authorization of the correct number of budgeted civil service positions is now a necessity; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That effective Tuesday, May 29, 1990, the following posi- tions are the only civil service positions authorized in the City of Fort Worth Police Department for the remainder of the fiscal year 1989-90 or until modified by subsequent ordinance: 2 Police Officers 654 Corporal/Detectives 171 Sergeants 104 Lieutenants 43 Captains 12 Deputy Chiefs* 5 TOTAL 989 *Creates one new position. SECTION 1. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of pre- vious ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of prior civil service staffing ordinances for the Police Department and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code provisions are hereby repealed. The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum of May 17, 1990, reference No. is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference for further clarification and explanation of the purposes and intents of the Council in their adoption of this ordinance. SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, para- graphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have 3 been enacted by the City council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sen- tence, paragraph or section. SECTION 14. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and effective date in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Cit ttorney - M, v~o,/ Date • Mf+~ 2~19g0 / f ADOPTED• ~ ! (~ EFFECTIVE • ~ "~ ~ _ ~~/ " 4 MASER Fllt 1 Accounnnc 2 ~i~a~ ®~' 1F®~°~ ~'®~°~~., ~~a~~~ TRANSPORTArIU N~PUBLIC VO ,~ ®~ ~~ // f~®~~~~ // ~®~~~~~~~~~® _ ~` h~7ER ADMINISrRAhuN • ~ lj~~Jji (\'L/ (/(/i (/mil{)/ PD41CE AOMI MAIIAGEMEk' ~' 11 DATE1J •3 REFERENCE SUBJECT ADJUST THE C I V I L S ERV I C E PAGE s~~~~Js~ NUMBER AUTHORIZED STRENGTH IN THE POLICE 1 ' or,~ O G-8643 DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance specifying the authorized positions in the Police Department and increasing the Police Department's authorized strength by adding one Deputy Chief position in the Uniform Services Bureau, Fund 01, Account No. 35-30-00. DISCUSSION: The Police Department's current authorized civil service strength is 988 positions. The Police Department has requested approval to reorganize its existing structure and decentralize investigative functions. The reorganization splits the Uniform Services Bureau into two Field Operations Bureaus - North/East Field Operations Bureau and the South/West Field Operations Bureau, and places investigative units in each geographic division. Currently, there are four Deputy Chief's commanding each of the existing four bureaus. The addition of a fifth bureau, will require the addition of one Deputy Chief position. FINANCING. Funds to pay for the additional Deputy Chief position for the remainder of the fiscal year will be transferred to Fund O1, Uniform Services Bureau, Account 35-30-00 from Fund 72, Trust Fund, Project Number 535000-00, Awarded Assets. BT•k/6 ~~~~0l~~D DY ~~,~ Ci;p Sew*:e ~- f `ae ('i:V Of ~x''g~ SUBMITTED FOR IHt CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 8Y Bob Terrell 6143 DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. ^ APPROVED PROCESSED BY ORIGINATING C OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAD Thomas Windham 5-8385 CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT Thomas Windham 5-8385 ,J /~ ((~~11 Hi~O teU QCdNi3f~C6 i'iO ~ DATE