HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3204-05-2005A Resolution
No 3aD~-bs-a.~5
CLARIFYING THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT TO HB 304
PROPOSED BY THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AFFECTING VACATION AND SICK
LEAVE TIME FOR POLICE OFFICERS
WHEREAS, the City Staff at the direction of the Fort Worth City Council sought
passage of a legislative amendment to Section 143 3015 of the Local Government Code
affecting vacation and seek leave time for police officers and
WHEREAS, the amendment to state law was sought in order to allow the Police
Department to implement a 4 day 10 hour work week for police officers without creating
inequities in vacation days and sick leave granted to officers working different work
weeks and shifts and
WHEREAS, the amendment as adopted by the Legislature supercedes the provisions of
Sections 142 0013 143 045 and 143 046 of the Local Government Code and effectively
allows the City to grant and compute vacation and sick leave time in hours instead of
days and
WHEREAS, the intent and effect of the change in law will grant police officers the
same number of vacation hours and sick leave hours earned under current law and
administered under current practice by the City' and
WHEREAS, in seeking this legislation, the City is not attempting to reduce benefits to
police officers but rather it is attempting to clarify law to allow the flexibility to
implement a 4-day 10 hour work week an option that both police officers and the Police
Department administration would like to attempt and
WHEREAS, after adoption of the amendment it was discovered that a technical error
exists regarding the monthly accrual rate of sick leave hours although the total number of
120 hours credited each twelve months is consistent with current practice and
WHEREAS, in review of the amendment as adopted including the technical error
identified the City Attorney's Office of the City Fort Worth believes that the City can
maintain the same number of vacation and sick leave hours for police hours as currently
provided and that a 4 day 10 hour work week can be implemented without creating
inequities in hours granted
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
That the City Council supports the amendment to HB 304 that adds a new
Subsection (i) to Section 143 3015 of the Local Government Code that affectively changes
the minimum accrual of vacation and sick leave time for police officers from 15 days to
120 hours per year and
That the City Council and City Manager recognize that due to a technical error
the biweekly accrual rate of 4 61 hours to attain 120 hours of sick leave per year was
stated instead of the correct numerical monthly amount often hours to accrue 120 hours
sick leave per year and
That the City Council affirms that the intent of the legislation is not an attempt to
reduce benefits to police officers but rather an attempt to clarify law to provide the
flexibility to implement a 4-day 10-hour work week for police officers and
That the City Council and City Manager recognize that upon passage of the
legislative amendment police officers shall continue to be entitled to accrue a minimum of
120 hours of sick leave per year as they currently do and
That the City Council and City Manager despite the technical error relating to
monthly accrual of sick leave hours intend to recognize and honor the 120 hour yearly
minimum accrual of this type of leave as administered by the City today and as required
by the language of the proposed legislative amendment and
That the City Council directs City staffto work with the Texas Legislature to seek a technical
amendment if possible to correct the error so as to remove any doubt of the uitent of the law
Adopted this 17th day of May 2005
ATTEST
Marty~,Hendrix, City Secretary
.~_,~.,,~ `d
v ~^
• ,,
h ,~
~,
TM _ A W
2 ~ n, ,+,~. ~,
./ v~ ~ ~; r
~ '~ ~ ' v~k
r ~
~~ ,,, ,.
~ 'ti
,,.~- 1~ z^*, i l~ 1q1
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
MAY 1 7 2005
City Sec~of the
City of Fort Worth, Tesas