HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 22813-08-2017ORDINANCE NO. 22813-08-2017
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
AUTHORIZED SWORN POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BY ADDING TWENTY POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF
POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE JULY 22, 201'7; PROVIDING A
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT; PROVIDING THAT TAIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES
AND REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 143.021(a), Texas Local Government Code provides that a
municipality's governing body shall by ordinance (i) establish the classifications of
police officers and (ii) prescribe the number of positions in each classification; and
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance 22499-
11-2016, which established the Police Department's sworn personnel staffing levels,
effective November 8, 2016, as follows:
Assistant Chief
Deputy Chief
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Corporal/Detective
Police Officer
Total
3
5
16
48
173
231
1,159
1,635; and
WHEREAS, the Police Chief has requested that the City Council increase the
number of authorized positions within the existing classification of Police Officer by
twenty (20) effective July 22, 2017, to accommodate the graduates of Academy Class
142 and thereafter prescribe the number of authorized positions in the Police Department
to conform with the proposed changes as set forth below in order to effect efficient
economy of the operations of the Police Department.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That, following the formal adoption of this ordinance, the following positions
shall be the only sworn positions in each classification (rank) authorized in the City of
Fort Worth Police Department effective July 22, 2017, until modified by subsequent
ordinance:
Assistant Chief
Deputy Chief
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Corporal/Detective
Police Officer
Total
SECTION 2.
3
5
16
48
173
231
1,179
1,655
That the "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum, which is presented
contemporaneously with this ordinance, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by
reference for further clarification and explanation of the purpose and intent of the City
Council in its adoption of this ordinance as well as the Department in its implementation.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of previous ordinances
and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (2015), as amended, except where the
provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of prior police
staffing ordinances for the Police Department and such Code, in which event conflicting
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provisions of such ordinances and such code provisions are hereby repealed and this
ordinance shall be controlling.
SECTION 4.
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of these ordinances are severable, and if any
pluase, 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 incoiporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
That this ordinance shall be effective July 22, 2017 with respect to the addition of
twenty (20) positions in the Police Officer classification, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ATTEST: -�
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ADOPTED: August 1, 2017
EFFECTIVE: July 22, 2017
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approued on 8/1/2017 - Ordinance No. 22813-08 2017
DATE: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 REFERENCE NO.: G-19054
LOG NAME: 35STAFFING ORDINANCE - OFFICER POSITIONS CLASS 142 AND 143
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Temporarily Increasing the Number of Authorized Positions in the Classification of Police
Officer in the Police Department by Twenty, Thereby Increasing the Total Number of Authorized Civil
Service Positions by Twenty (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance prescribing the number of
authorized sworn positions in each classification in the Police Department, temporarily increasing the
number of authorized positions in the classification of Police Officer by twenty (20) effective July 22, 2017,
thereby increasing the total authorized civil service positions from 1,635 to 1,655 effective July 22, 2017;
and effective until superseded by future ordinances to restore the intended authorized positions.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) and the attached ordinance is to increase
the number of authorized positions in the classification of Police Officer in the Fort Worth Police
Department by a total of twenty (20) in order to have sufficient Police Officer positions for all of the
graduates of Fort Worth Police Recruit Class 142, which graduated on July 21, 2017.
On July 22, 2017, the forty-five (45) recruits who graduated from Class 142 were commissioned. Under
the current staffing ordinance, the Department only projected twenty-five (25) available vacancies for the
pay period commencing July 22, 2017. Therefore, the Police Department recommends that the City
Council authorize a temporary increase of twenty (20) positions in the Police Officer classification with an
effective date of July 22, 2017 to accommodate all of the graduates of Class 142. Because July 22 is the
beginning of a pay period and payroll is processed in arrears, adopting the ordinance with an effective
date of July 22 for the 20 positions will allow all recruits in Class 142 to be properly classified and paid as
of their initial commission date.
Class 143, which is currently underway, is also expected to graduate forty-five (45) recruits to be
commissioned on September 16, 2017. Although planned retirements and other attrition are expected to
result in some vacancies by then, the Department will recommended a similar action in conjunction with
the upcoming budget to temporarily accommodate this class.
The need to add these positions is a result of the Department not generally carrying vacancies. In an
effort to ensure that calls for service are met with optimum response times, the Police Department strives
to keep the number of Police Officer vacancies as close to zerb as is reasonably possible. To accomplish
this goal, Academy classes are scheduled to correspond with projected vacancies, including retirements
and promotions. Recent promotional delays have affected the vacancy rate in the Officer classification. In
addition, Class 142 and Class 143 are spaced closer than normal to allow for the ramp up of the Sixth
Division. Because the necessary vacancies in the Police Officer classification are not available to
accommodate the graduates of Class 142 and Class 143, the Department is seeking to temporarily
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increase the number of authorized positions in the classification of Police Officer.
On November 8, 2016, the City Council adopted its most recent authorized staffing ordinance for the
Police Department (Ordinance No. 22499-11-2016), which increased the total number of authorized
positions in the classification of Police Officer by twenty-one (21), the number of authorized positions in.
the classification of Sergeant by three (3), and the number of authorized positions in the classification of
Lieutenant by one (1), prescribing the total number of authorized positions for each classification of sworn
personnel and providing for a total of 1,635 civil service positions.
Approval of the attached ordinance would result in new authorized staffing levels as follows:
Adding Twenty (20) Police Officer Positions for Class 142, effective July 22, 2017:
Current
Position Authorized
Positions
Assistant Chief �3
Deputy Chief � 5
�ptain � 16
Lieutenant �� 48
Sergeant � 173 ���
CorporaVDetective 231 ^
Police Officer 1,159
TOTA� ( 1,635
Authorized
Positions
3
5
16
48
173
231
1,179
1,655
NOTE - The position changes at issue in this M&C and ordinance do not in any way affect the civil service
positions that were added with the receipt of the COPS Hiring Program Grant (M&C C-27135).
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that the funds are available in the current operating budget, as
appropriated, of the General Fund. The Police Department will have the responsibility to manage their
appropriations commensurate to not create a deficit position.
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Valerie Washington (6192)
Joel Fitzgerald (4140)
Leo Luna (4229)
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Additional Information Contact: Yvette Jones (4256)
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