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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS IN THE GENERAL FUND, FUND Oi, POLICE,
DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,500.00, AND APPROPRIATING
SAID AMOUNT TO THE GENERAL FUND O1, POLICE DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION,
ACCOUNT NO 35-44-00, INDEX CODE 280586, THEREBY INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL
FUND O1, BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING CHEMICAL MUNITIONS (TEAR GAS),
NON-LETHAL EXPLOSIVES, AND ASSORTED CALIBER AMMUNITION, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILTTY
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 1987-88 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased
estimated receipts in the General Fund 01, Police Department, Special Operations Division, in
the amount of $9,500 00, and appropriating said amount to the General Fund O1, Account No
35-44-00, thereby increasing appropriations in the General Fund 01, by the same amount
for the purpose of purchasing chemical munitions (tear gas), non-lethal explosives, and
assorted caliber ammunition.
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 9926 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appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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.
APPROVED AS TO F RM AND LEGALITY;
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~pppp~~~~ REFERENCE SUBJECT MUNITIONS SHORTAGE REPLACEMEN PAGE
P011CE ADMINI.' ~AZkuGis~l NUMBER
REQUEST FOR THE POLICE SWAT UNIT lof 2
10-11-88 **G-7758
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Increase the estimated receipts in the General Fund, Index Code
055012, Miscellaneous Income by $9,500, and
2 Adopt a supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing appropr-iations
to the General Fund O1, Police Department Special Operations Division,
Account 35-44-00, and ~1
3 Authorize $9,500 to be used to purchase chemical munitions (tear gas),
non-lethal explosives, and assorted caliber ammunition.
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Monies to be appropriated have come from income earned from restitution
payments, sales and auctions, refuhds and recoveries of drug-related cash and
equipment
Since November of 1987, the Fort Worth Police SWAT
joined forces to combat the ever increasing sale, use
of narcotics and controlled substances Members o
increased number of large caliber and automatic
operations Structures that house these criminals
fortified with steel bars over doors and windows
and Narcotics Units have
and illegal manufacture
f both units have seen an
weapons during these
have become increasingly
SWAT Unit assault and entry into these fortified structures have increased
the use of chemical munitions (tear gas) and non-lethal explosive munitions
r (flash grenades) during the execution of high risk search/arrest warrants
The purpose of these munitions is for the safety of the officers involved.
The effects of the munitions is to confuse, surprise and disorient the
occupants of these illegal drug houses and give SWAT officers the advantage
r{^ during dynamic entry into these structures The use of flash grenades and
tear gas allows the SWAT Unit to offset criminal superiority of weapons and
gain advantage of drug dealers without resorting to deadly force.
As a result of conducting entries into approximately 100 structures and
responding to call-outs for special threat situations (barricaded persons,
hostages, snipers, kidnappings, etc ), the SWAT Unit's inventory is low in
some non-lethal explosives and the chemical agent supply is depleted. Also,
assorted caliber ammunition is presently in short supply due to the increased
firearms training needs and weapons qualifications ,
DATE REFERENCE SllBJECT MUNITIONS SHORTAGE REPLACEMEN PAGE
NUMBER
REQUEST FOR THE POLICE SWAT UNIT
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10-11-88 **G-7758
FINANCING
Upon adoption of a supplemental appropriations ordinance, suffi cient funds
will be available in General Fund Ol, Police Department Special Operations
Division, Account 35-44-00 The expenditure will be made from index code
280586.
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SUBMITTED FOR THE DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE BY Bob Terrel 1 [] APPROVED
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ORIGINATING
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Thomas Windham '°
CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORM TION •
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