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IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
FOP. WORTH REGAP,D 1 Nf, l~lAGE FORMULA FOP. THE FORT 1~!ORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth has received -
a petition pursuant to Section 9.004 of the Texas Local
Government Code mandating that the City Council call a
Charter Amendment election to be held on Saturday,
August 10, 1991, to ask voters to amend the City
Charter of the City of Fort Worth to establish a wage
formula for all employees of the Fort Worth Police
Department; and
WHEREAS, said formula will require the City to obtain the
_ monthly wages for the Classification of Police Officer
from the cities of Arlington, Dallas, Garland and
Irving and to arrange the comparable cities from the
highest to the lowest and obtain the median base wage
for a police officer with over six (6) years' experi-
ence; and
WHEREAS, said amendment proposes to require the City to adjust
the base wages of the pay grade that includes a Fort
Worth Police Officer with over six (6) years of experi-
ence to that median base wage for the classification of
Police Officer; and
WHEREAS, said amendment proposes further that all other pay
grades and/or classifications of Police Department
employees shall receive the percentage increase needed
to make the adjustment for a Police Officer with over
six (6) years' experience; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment attempts to prohibit the City
from reducing any economic benefit or emolument being
received by Fort Worth Police Department employees as a
direct or indirect result of the implementation of the
wage formula; and
WHEREAS, the proposed charter amendment attempts to remove from
the City Council its lawful authority and
responsibility to determine the appropriate salaries
for Fort Worth Police Officers and Police civilian
employees and to delegate such authority and
responsibility to elected officials in Arlington,
Dallas, Garland and Irving, with total disregard to
Fort Worth's economic condition and its taxpayers; and
APPRO.VED?BY
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WHEREAS, the fiscal impact of the proposed charter amendment is
estimated to be in excess of $5 million for the 1991-92
Fiscal Year alone, which includes increases in salary,
City-paid retirement contributions, overtime costs and
termination leave costs; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment c~.rluire the City's tax rate
to be increased by an estimated 3.6 cents per $100
valuation, or cause to be reduced other City services
which have already been adversely affected by the
economic downturn; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment will, among other things, create
_ an inequity in salaries and other economic benefits
between non-uniformed employees of the Police
Department and employees of the same classification in
other City departments; and
WHEREAS, the turnover rate of 2.85 percent among sworn police
officers is among the lowest in the City work force;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Fort Worth strongly opposes the passage of the proposed
amendment to the City Charter; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council urges the citi-
zens of Fort Worth to vote against this fiscally irresponsible
proposition.
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