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ORDINANCE N O
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS IN THE GENERAL FUND, FUND 01, POLICE SPECIAL
OPERATIONS DIVISION ACCOUNT NO 35-44-00, OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH FOR FISCAL YEAR 1988-89 BY
$27,514 00 AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE GENERAL FUND, POLICE DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL
OPERATIONS DIVISION ACCOUNT NO 35-44-00, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS (VARIOUS
CALIBER), AUTOMATIC AND SEMIAUTOMATIC CARTRIDGE MAGAZINES, KNEE AND ELBOW PADS, GUN CLEANING
KITS, AND RIFLE SCOPE LENS COVERS AND TEMPORARY PRISONER RESTRAINING DEVISES (FLEXCUFFS).
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND
REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT,
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year
1988-89 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts of
$27,514 00 in the General Fund, Fund 01, Police Special Operations Division Account 35-44-00,
thereby increasing appropriations by $27,514 00 for the purchase of a supply of munitions (various
caliber), automatic and semiautomatic cartridge magazines, knee and elbow pads, gun cleaning kits, and
rifle scope lens covers and temporary prisoner restraining devises (flexcuffs)
SECTION 2
Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative
or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgement shall
in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said
remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 10151 and all other ordinances and
appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are
in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting
provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
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 into the minutes of the City Council and by filing this
ordinance in the ordinance records of the City of Fort Worth
SECTION 5
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its
passage, and it is so ordained.
PPROVED AS TO FORM D LEGALITY
City Attorney
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It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Accept in the General Fund O1 $27,514 from income earned from
restitution payments, sales and auctions, refunds and recoveries of drug
related cash and equipment, and
2. Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing
estimated receipts by $27,514 in General Fund O1 and appropriations by
the same amount in General Fund O1, Police Special Operations Division
Account No. 35-44-00 from increased revenue, and
3. Authorize the expenditure of $27,514 for purchase of a supply of
munitions (various caliber), automatic and semiautomatic cartridge
magazines, knee and elbow pads, gun cleaning kits, and rifle scope lens
covers and temporary prisoner restraining devices (flexcuffs).
DISCUSSION.
Since November of 1987, the Fort Worth Police SWAT Section has assisted the
Narcotics Section and other law enforcement agencies in combatting the ever
h.increasing sale, use and illegal manufacture of narcotics and controlled
substances. The SWAT Section has been called upon to serve high risk
narcotic and other felony search/arrest warrants. Some warrants were served
at barricaded/fortified structures where felons armed with automatic and high
powered rifles were arrested inside the targeted structures. As a result of
entering and securing approximately 150 structures. during this time period,
as well as responding to other SWAT response situations (e .g. barricaded
persons, hostage takers, kidnapping, dignitary protection, etc.), the SWAT
Section has experienced a critical shortage of munitions in inventory. Other
contributing factors to the munitions shortage is an increased need for
ongoing training in the use and delivery of special weapons, chemical
munitions and low lethality explosive devices. Recent SWAT personnel
turnover ;h`as~`ah'so increased the need for basic SWAT training and use of SWAT
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Another contributing factor to this shortage was due to funding requests for
munitions that were not approved in the current budget.
The addition of this requested equipment and munitions would bring the SWAT
munitions-inventory up to normal and will prevent any future inability to
resp~on~d~to a--special threat situation due to a lack of shortage of any type
of special=ammunition. The requested temporary restraining devices
(flexcuffs), knee and elbow pads, gun cleaning kits, repelling equipment and
rifle scope lens covers will offer safety protection for both officers and
our SWAT weapons .
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NUMBER SUBJECT ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT & MUNI- PAGE
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Upon adoption of recommendations 1 and 2, sufficient funds will be available
in General Fund O1, Police Special Operations Division Account No. 35-44-00
for the support of warran t serving activities. Expenditures will be made~~~
from index codes 280529 and 280586. Income earned from the various sources
will be deposited in index code 055012.
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APPROVED BY
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City Seoretniy of the
City of Fort Worth, Texa11
SUBMITTED FOR THE
CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE BY Bob Terrel l
DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL.
PROCESSED BY
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ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
DEPARTMENT HEAD• Thomas Windham CITY SECRETARY
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