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No. 3451-01 2007
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
TO RECOGNIZE THE FORT WORTH POLICE OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION AS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING
AGENT FOR ALL OF T1EIE POLICE OFFICERS EIVIPLOYED BY
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
WHEREAS, Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code states that a public
employer may recognize an association that submits a petition signed by the majority of the paid
Police Officers in the municipality
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Police Officers Association has requested to be recognized
as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent on behalf of all Fort Worth police officers,
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Police Officers Association, as permitted under Chapter 143
of the Texas Local Government Code, submitted petitions to the City Secretary on January 18
2007 with a total of 873 signatures requesting that the Fort Worth Police Officers be recognized
as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all of the police officers employed by the City of
Fort Worth,
WHEREAS, on January 30 2007 the City Secretary reported on the certificati ~n of the
petition,
WHEREAS, the City Secretary certified that 774 signatures on the petition were valid
and that the petition was signed by a majority of the paid police officers;
WHEREAS, Section 143.304(a) of the Texas Local Government Code states that upon
presentment of a petition signed by a majority of the paid police officers in the municipality the
public employer may recognize the association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all
of the police officers employed by the municipality
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Resolution No 3451-01 2007
NOW, TFIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ®F THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEAS
That the city shall recognize the Fort Worth Police Officers Association as the sole and
exclusive bargaxnang agent for the Fort Worth Police Officers, as allowed by Section 143.304(a)
of the Texas Local Government Code.
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PASSED AND4APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
on the 30th`~day,,of ~`Janua `~f~,, 2007
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APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
JAN 3 ®2007
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City Secretary of the
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