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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29A (POLICE) OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED,&Y REVISING ARTICLE III,
SECTION 29A-12(e) TO PERMIT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO AGREE
NOT TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES REN-
DERED TO OTHER COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES PURSUANT TO AN
INTERLOCAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND MAKING THIS
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES NOT IN CONFLICT; PRO-
VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 29A (Police), Article III of the Code of the City of
Fort Worth (1964), as amended, is hereby amended by changing Section 29A-12(e)
to read as follows:
"(e) Unless otherwise expressly agreed to by the
City of Fort Worth pursuant to a law enforcement
interlocal assistance agreement duly executed by
the City of Fort Worth and other counties or
municipalities, all wages and pension payments,
payments for damage to equipment and clothing,
medical expenses and expenses of travel, food,
and lodging shall be paid by the City of Fort Worth
and shall be reimbursed by the county or municipal-
ity whose authorized official requested the services."
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and provision of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth in conflict herewith but only insofar as any
portion of such prior ordinance or provision shall be in conflict, and as
to all other ordinances or provisions of the Code of the City of Fort Worth
not in direct conflict herewith, this ordinance shall be and is hereby made
cumulative.
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, paragraphs, 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, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION.4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the
date of its passage.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Date: 5
ADOPTED:
EFFECTIVE:
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CITY MANAGER-1 Mayor �L and Council Communication
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT:Law Enforcement Interlocal Assis- PAGE
POLICE ADMINI TRATMN,l NUMBER
2/7/84 C-8206 tance Agreement I of _
During the past decade, law enforcement agencies have noted an increased volume of
criminal activity in which perpetrators committed offenses in more than one juris-
diction. Local law enforcement agencies have attempted to address this problem
through informal cooperation and periodic meetings to exchange information. As
a result of these meetings, it is now proposed that a formalized interlocal
assistance group be established, to be titled the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Law Enforcement Task Force.
As stated in the Interlocal Agreement, "The purpose of the Task Force is to
cooperate in the investigation of criminal activity and enforcement of the laws
of the state, and to assist in providing additional law enforcement officers to
protect health, life and property again riot, unlawful assembly characterized by
the use of force and violence, and during times of natural disasters of man-made
calamity."
According to the terms of the agreement, a member may request assistance from
another member agency, and the request shall include the number of personnel
needed, type of equipment required and the location where the assistance is
needed. The level of response provided is subject to the discretion of the chief
law enforcement officer of the responding agency. The officers responding to a
request shall be under the command of the requesting agency and shall have all the
powers of a regular law enforcement officer of that jurisdiction. Officers
responding to a request for assistance shall receive the same salary and benefits
they regularly receive from the agency they are employed by.
Every law enforcement agency within the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area that
executes the Interlocal Agreement will be a member of the Task Force with all
rights, privileges and responsibilities contained within the agreement.
In order to participate in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Law Enforcement
Task Force, it will be necessary to amend Chapter 29A (Police) , Article III of
the City Code of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, to change Section 29A-12(e) to
state the all reimbursement for services performed to a member of the Task Force
will be waived.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council:
APPROVED BY
1) Adopt the attached ordinance amending Chapter 29A (Peg' p('�clkiii, of
the City Code of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, changing ��ection 9A-12(e) ;
and, FEB 7 1984
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Greater-tl�r�s ��`r Regional
Law Enforcement Interlocal Assistance Agreement. / v
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DEPARTMENT HEAD: Chief Hopkins CITY SECRETARY
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