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AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE SALARY FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION OF
PEACE OFFICER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEAL CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Subchapter B of Chapter 141 of the Texas Local Government Code affects all
municipalities with a population of 10,000 or more; and
WHEREAS, Section 141.033(a) provides that each city affected by Subchapter B "shall
classify all positions in its fire and police departments and shall . . . prescribe the salary for each
classification"; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 141.033 and Section 143.021(a), the City of Fort
Worth periodically adopts staffing ordinances for its Fire and Police Departments that establish the
classifications of all fire fighters and police officers and prescribe the number of positions in each
classification; and
WHEREAS, the City has historically prescribed the salary for each classification in the Fire
and Police Departments through provisions in the City's annual budget appropriation ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, salaries for the majority of the classifications in the Police Department are
currently set by and subject to a labor agreement, that agreement being Fort Worth City Secretary
Contract No. 49103 (Police); and
WHEREAS, annual adoption of a separate ordinance that prescribes the salaries for each
classification, in accordance with a labor agreement where applicable, would improve transparency
and promote awareness.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1.
Attached as Addendum A, and made a part of this ordinance by incorporation, are the
salary schedules for Fort Worth Police Department civil service classifications below the
classification of Deputy Chief for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2017. These schedules set
out the annual base pay for each listed civil service classification in the Fort Worth Police
Department in accordance the department's labor agreement where applicable and provide for
additional seniority pay as determined by each civil service employee's anniversary date. The
seniority pay provided for in this ordinance is in addition to and not in lieu of the longevity pay
provided for by Texas Local Government Code section 141.032.
SECTION 2.
Attached as Addendum B, and made a part of this ordinance by incorporation, are the
executive pay plan ranges for Fort Worth Police Department classifications at or above the
classification of Deputy Chief for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2017.
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 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 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.
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SECTION 5.
That this ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2017, and it is so ordained.
AP OVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CITY SECRETARY
Denis C. McElr Senior Assistant City Attorneyary J. Kays
ADOPTED: September 26, 2017
EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2017
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Police Executive Pay Plan Ranges
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Police Assistant Chief 52.15 86.06
Police Deputy Chief 49.95 82.42
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 9/26/2017 - Ordinance Nos. 22941-09-2017 & 22942-09-
2017
DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 REFERENCE NO.: G-19119
LOG NAME: 03SIXTH DIVISION STAFFING & SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FY18
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Amending Police Department Staffing Effective October 1, 2017, to Increase the Total
Number of Authorized Civil Service Positions in Specified Classifications by Twenty-Four to Reflect
Changes Included in the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Adopt Ordinance Prescribing Salaries for the Police
Department (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance to reflect Civil Service staffing in the Police Department included in the
Fiscal Year 2018 Budget, which increases the number of authorized positions in the classification of
Corporal/Detective by ten, increases the number of authorized positions in the classification of Sergeant
by eleven, increases the number of authorized positions in the classification of Lieutenant by two and
increases the number of authorized positions in the classification of Captain by one, thereby increasing
the total authorized Civil Service positions from 1,700 to a total of 1,724, effective October 1, 2017; and
effective until superseded by future ordinances; and
2. Adopt the attached ordinance prescribing the salaries for all peace officers in the Police Department
effective October 1, 2017.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) and the attached ordinances is to take
actions to effect the recently adopted Fiscal Year 2018 Budget for the Police Department. Adoption of the
first attached ordinance will revise Civil Service Staffing in the Police Department to reflect Civil Service
Staffing included in the City's adopted Fiscal Year 2018 Budget. The adopted budget includes funding for
the addition of twenty-four Civil Service budgeted positions in the Police Department. In addition, the
adopted budget includes funding to make five overage Officer positions permanent.
Twenty-Seven positions are intended to fulfill the third phase of a three-year improvement plan for staffing
the Police Department's Sixth Patrol Division, which was approved with the Adopted Fiscal Year 2016
Budget. This phase includes three Officers, ten Corporal/Detective eleven Sergeants, two Lieutenants
and one Captain. In addition two Officers are added as School Resource Officers for Northwest ISD.
Of the 29 positions outlined above, only 24 will add to the authorized strength due to existing overages at
the Officer rank. On August 1 and 29, 2017, the City Council adopted Staffing Ordinances for the Police
Department (Ordinance Nos. 22813-08-2017 and 22856-08-2017)to temporarily increase the authorized
positions at the Officer rank in order to accommodate graduating Fort Worth Police Recruit
Classes. These increases, or overages were necessary due to accelerated training associated with
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staffing up the sixth patrol, lower-than-projected attrition and delays in promotions at higher ranks that
resulted in too few vacancies at the Officer rank to accommodate the graduates. Class 144 will graduate
in December, and it is anticipated that some additional temporary positions will be added at that time;
however, the need will begin to drop as promotions happen in December and beyond. A revised staffing
ordinance will be presented in the spring to restore the intended authorized strength noted in the table
below.
Approval of the attached ordinance would result in new authorized civil service staffing levels to be
effective October 1, 2017, as follows:
Current Change Remaining Future Intended
Authorized Revised Temporarily Authorized
Positions Authorized Strength
Position (includes 65 Positions
temporarily Authorized
authorized Positions
positions)
[Assistant Chief r 3 3 3
—
Deputy Chief _ 5 ( 5 -� _ 5
Captain 1 16 1 +1 _ 17 _ 17
Lieutenant 48 1 +2 1 50 1 50
Sergeant _1 173 1+11 7_184 184
CorporaVDetective 1 231 1 +10 1 241 241
Police Officer 1,224 1,224 (60) 1,164
TOTAL 1,700 24 1,724 (60) F 1,664
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 Grant (M&C C-27135).
Adoption of the second attached ordinance would prescribe the salaries for each classification of peace
officer in the Police Department in accordance with state law and the adopted labor agreement.
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that the adopted Fiscal Year 2018 Budget, as appropriated, includes
funds for the added twenty-seven positions in the General Fund and two positions in the Crime Control
and Prevention District Fund.
FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs):
TO _
Fund Department ccoun Project Program ctivity Budget Reference # moun
ID ID Year�(Chartfield 2)
FROM
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ID ID Year Chartfield 2
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Susan Alanis (8180)
Originating Department Head: Lynda Johnson (6222)
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Additional Information Contact: Terry Hanson (7934)
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