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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10405F, ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE SPECIFYING THE ADJUSTED TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AT EACH RANK IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; ELIMINATING TWO SERGEANTS POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT; RECLASSIFYING ONE CORPORAL POSITION BY UPGRADING SAME TO A SERGEANT'S RANK AND POSITION; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PRO- VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Chief of Police 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 1988-89 Fiscal Year, and WHEREAS, in City Ordinance 10249, effective February 7, 1989, the most recent ordinance establishing the authorized and budgeted positions for the Police Department, the adjusted civil service staffing were authorized, as follows: Police Officers 653 Corporal/Detectives 172 Sergeants 105* Lieutenants 43 Captains 12 Deputy Chiefs 4 TOTAL 989 * Three temporary Sergeant's positions WHEREAS, in, previous ordinances and "Mayor and Council Communications" the City Council has expressed its intent to "civilianize" certain positions within the Police Department, meaning that from time to time, and as normal attrition from the Department occurred, certain positions being occupied by civil service personnel would be removed from the classified service by ordinance and thereafter said work duties would be performed by civilian personnel. This intent was expressed as being in the best interests of the Police Department as these particular posi- tions could be staffed by civilian personnel because the nature of the work of said positions was not directly related to law enforcement and therefore did not necessitate the use of sworn police officers who could be more efficiently utilized directly in law enforcement activities; and WHEREAS, two sergeant vacancies now exist in the DECOR sec- tion as the result of the retirement of one officer and also as the result of the promotion of one (former) sergeant to lieu- tenant. It is proposed that these two sergeant positions be deleted from the civil service of the Department. It is further proposed that the work duties of these two positions thereafter be staffed by non-civil service employees as needed; and It is further proposed that the City Council also reclassify one carporal's position within the Department and that it be upgraded to the position of sergeant. Specifically, that one rank and position of corporal in the Training Division be deleted and that one new sergeant's rank. and position in the same Training Division be created. This adjustment is to adjust the rank of the officer in charge of the Police Department Firing Range (Rangemaster) from corporal to sergeant This action will better align the functions of the Training Division This action will not affect the total authorized strength of the Department other than adjusting the total numbers at said corporal and sergeant's ranks respectively; and WHEREAS, the Chief of Police now requests the Council to adjust the authorized number of Police Department civil service 2 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 September 26, 1989, the following positions are the only civil service positions authorized in the City of Fort Worth Police Department for the remainder of the fiscal year 1988-1989: Police Officers 653 Corporal/Detectives** 171 Sergeants* 104 Lieutenants 43 Captains 12 Deputy Chiefs 4 TOTAL 987 *Eliminates two positions and also creates one new position, for a net change of (-1). This number also .includes one remaining temporary Sergeant's position which will be civilianized at a later date. **Eliminates one position. SECTION 2. 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 such ordinances and 3 such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordi- nances and such Code are hereby repealed. The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum of ~~ September ~2,~2', 1989, reference No. "S Z~" , 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 been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sen- tence, paragraph or section. SECTION 4. 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. 4 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: City Attorney Date : ~ ^ 2 ~` _ ~ ADOPTED• ~ 9 EFFECTIVE : -~ _ 5 IASfER f0.E 1 ~_ 1CCDUNTING-2 t t ~i~y o~ J~ort - ~v'or~h, texas iRAN$PORTATIDN~PUBLIC OR S•~ mayor an ~oun~~ c~o~muni~a~i~~. HATER ADMIl1!$1RATIdN • POLICE ADMt. DATE "'"'" REFERENCE SUBJECT ADJUST CIVIL 5ERVICE PAGE NUMBER AUTHORIZED STRENGTH FOR 2 ~""'~ 9'26'89 6'8244 THE POLICE DEPARTh4ENT >. °r _ .. RECOMMEiVD~1TI0N -- It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance. ~.__ 1. Deleting two sergeant positions from the DECOR Section of the Police - Department, Fund O1, Account Number 35-58-00, and 2. Deleting one corporal position and adding one sergeant position in the Police Training Section, Fund O1, Account Number 35-24-00. DISCUSSION On M&C G-7456 dated February 16, 1988, the City Council was informed that as civilianization progressed in the Police Department certain civil service positions would be deleted. Reference was made to three sergeant positions serving as supervisors in the DECOR Section. A civilian supervisor and two civilian assistant supervisors were added to the DECOR Section of the Police Department in the 1987-88 Adopted Budget to replace these three sergeant positions. The three sergeant positions were to be deleted later by Council action as attrition occurred. ~..~`~,. One of these sergeant positions was deleted by ordinance #10249 dated Feb ur ary-7 19.89: (M&C G-7913). That ordinance established the civil service staffing in the Police Department as it currently exists. The other two ser- geant positions are now vacant as a result of a recent retirement and the promotion of an exiting sergeant to lieutenant. It is proposed that these two-vacant sergeant positions in the DECOR Section of the Police Department now be deleted. Also, in June of 1988, Corporal James Daniels, who serves as the Rangemaster at the Police Training ;.Cent.er, was promoted to sergeant. Because of his expertise in firearms-`in5t.ruc.tion, the department continued his duties as Rangemaster at the~7-ra=fining `Center rather than transferring him to another duty assignment. Since there is no authorized sergeant position at the Training Center, he occupies a vacant sergeant slot in the Uniform Services Bureau and is "loaned.".'back to Training. At the present time a vacant`~corporal position exists in the department due to recent promotions..,.-It~i'stproposed that a corporal position be deleted from the Training Division and `that a sergeant position be added for Sergeant James Daniels. This`action`w.illt.better align the functions of the Training Division. , ~~ DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT ADJUST CIVIL SERVICE PAGE NUMBER AUTHORIZED STRENGTH FOR 2 2 9-26-89 G-8244 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 0( With these recommended actions, the ci ~~ vil service authorized strength in the Police Department will be as follows Current Proposed Deputy Chief 4 4 Captain 12 12 Lieutenant 43 43 Sergeant 105 104 Corporal 172 I71 Officer 653 653 Total 989 987 FINANCING Savings of approximately $78,000 per year will be realized in the Police Department as a result of deleting two sergeant positions. An additional $3,500 per year will be required as a result of the proposed action in the Training Division. Suffic ient funds ar e available in the General Fund O1, Police Department Training Division, Account Number 35-24-00. BT f/6 APPROVED BY CITY COUNC~I~ Sf P ~b 1989 G`3tt Secc~t~y of the twitT of Fort Worth, Tsxae SUBMITTED FOR THE GER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BY OFFICE gy B Terr 11 APPROVED Q ORIGINATING Q OTHER (DESCRIBE) 1,, DEPARTMENT HEAD• ThomdS Win dham CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT Adop ed ©rdanance No DATE e ,,,,~,, «r , ~, ~ r~