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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8270 ORDINANCE NO ~~~~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 COURTS OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE AS AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE III CONCERNING MUNICIPAL COURT WARRANT OFFICERS AUTH- ORIZING APPOINTMENT OF WARRAIQT OFFICERS PROVIDING DUTIES OF THE WARRANT OFFICERS CONFERRING FULL POLICE AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICERS UPON THE WARRANT OFFICERS WHILE IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTIES PROVIDING FOR RETIREMENT AND SURVIVORS BENEFITS PROVIDING A SEVER- ABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH SECTION 1 That Chapter 12 COURTS of the Fort Worth City Code as amended is hereby amended to add a new Article III Warrant Officers Sections 12-33 through 12-35 which shall hereafter read as follows Sec 12-33 Warrant Officers There is hereby created the positions of the war- rant officers to be filled by qualified persons appointed by the Municipal Court Clerk The warrant officers shall meet all qualifications necessary to be certified as peace officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education how- ever the warrant officers of the City shall not be considered as Policernen as that term is defined in Article 1269m T R C S Sec 12-34 Duties of the Warrant Officers The Warrant Officers acting under the direction of the Municipal Court Clerk or Deputy Court Clerk shall perform the following duties (a) Execute warrants of arrest subpoenas and other legal process issuing out of the Municipal Courts (b) Execute other warrants of arrest subpoenas and legal process as determined by the Municipal Court Clerk or Deputy Court Clerk (c) Perform such duties as delegated by the Municipal Court Clerk or Deputy Court Clerk Sec 12-35 Warrarrt Officers Authority (a) The Warrant Officers shall serve as peace officers and have full police authority in the exercise of their assigned duties (b) The Warrant Officers are not members of the Police Department of the City however they are eli- gible for membership in the Employees Retirement Fund d" of the City The Warrant Officers are paid law enforce- ment officers for the purpose of qualifying for sur- vivors assistance benefits under the provisions of Article 6228f Vernon s Texas Civil Statutes SECTION 2 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 3 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immedi- ately APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~~~ City Attorney APPROVED T/~.C,~ f 7 ~ aIS EFFECTIVE -2- FILE ~/J////~f~ ~ /~ ~° /~ /~ /~~///7// ~ /~ /~'~ /~~) ~~J ~ // /~/~ .///~ {1ERCHER7 ~ V 11 ~Y/ ILrJ/ ®0 `fr.W !/ IVLLi1V ~® IVW 0 IV~L/ !V~ ~®~l/ Y lU IVU/~~~1/'LW lL/~®~ WALKER HICKS IS--I aROSECUTIN~ ti„OpKINS DATE NUMBER CE SUBJECT ~~'~.7~R'1~.Y1~a~ ~s©I3~~^~'11113g PAGE 2~~, ~8~ ~~:~-4865 ~'~~~~~x~t 0~~~._~~~~ 1 of-~- ,ATTORNEY ~~ ~kt,~ :980®8~. ~J~nd~~~, ~~~ ~u~ll~~~~~~~ C©~'~•s~ i~~~ ~~°~,~~ed ~~s~l~®;~~~~ t~~~~ aid 5~ a~~. g~~~;p~:.~ ~~ ~~~3~~ I~ ~~~~ :a~~ ®~f~~~~e~ ~'~~ ~~~c~~srt~. ~;~~~c~~~~~ ~~a~.;~~ ~~, ~~ ~~~,~~~ gr~~ ~ af~~,~~~°s b~~t^~ ~~,~~ m~~ ~~ zr~~-xt1YD~::~~; ~~ ~~~~ '~ ~~w ~~p~a.J~£~tlld?L!5s ~.r~ ~.~ zze~e~~,~~~ tc© p~~~ axl ~~~i~Tk~ll~~ d~ '~YE~.,%fl~ a,;s~!. ~',~ 1",~s~~i~~ ~,~~~ ~;~R~. C#di[~J'>~5,. C~~ '~L'riiE: Grr~.'~'~~Yl~ ~f.~~~r~'i~~ I~,~ ~~m~K~axci. ~t ~ ~~ ~~ :~~_ F~::~ar~~ar.d~d ~El~i~ ~~~~„- ~~e~ C~a,~aa~z.~. p~~~ ~kle ~ic~:a~I~~d ©iPdi~~n~~ tip `~ <d', =: k~iCl APPft01fPp ~~ CITY CQ~NCIL l~E~ Y7 rssr .~~.r~T /.~ ~~rg of the ~~ , ~ SUBMITTED FOR THE( ~~ CITY MANAGER'S ~ DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY ,OFFICE BY ~ ~ APPROVED DEPAIRTMENT HEAD I~~1L'I:k ~7C' D' ®®~E~~ ` ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ : L i~xlcl.~ / a o ~ j Y SE RY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION _ CONTACT D 1%~Ili1. ~'I~~TA~?~ ~' ~~' 6 ~ z ~~, DATE