HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17423-03-2007ORDINANCE NO. 17423-03-2007
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT; ADDING FOUR SERGEANT POSITIONS AND
TWENTY-SIX POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS; PROVIDING A
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT FOR THE ADOPTION AND
INN[?PLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A
SEVERASILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND
ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT HEREBY KNOWN:
WHEREAS, the Police Chief has requested the City Council to readjust and
thereafter specify the total number of authorized civil service positions at the police
off cer rank in the Police Department into conformity with the proposed changes as set
forth immediately below in order to effect efficient economy of the operations of the
Police Department; and
WI~REAS, on September 12, 2006, the City Council approved the most recent
ordinance concerning the authorized positions for the Police Department. In that
Ordinance, the Council adjusted the Police Department's civil service staffing, effective
October 1st, 2005, as follows:
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 13
Lieutenant 46
Sergeant 146
CorporaUDetective 175
Police Officer 1,024
Total 1,409
WHEREAS, in the adoption of said ordinance, the City Council authorized the
City Manager to fund four sergeants and twenty-six officers for the remaining nine
months of the fiscal year but did not authorize these positions to be created at that time;
and
WI~REAS, pursuant to Chapter 143.021 (a), Texas Local Government Code, the
City Council may prescribe the authorized number of positions in each classification
(rank) and the correct number of civil service positions by ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That, effective upon the formal adoption of this ordinance, the following positions
shall be the only civil service positions in each classification (rank) authorized in the City
of Fort Worth Police Department for the remainder of the fiscal year 2006-2007 or until
modified by subsequent ordinance:
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 13
Lieutenant 46
Sergeant 150
CorporaUDetective 175
Police Officer 1,050
Total 1,439
SECTION 2.
The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum, which is presented
contemporaneously with this ordinance, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by
reference for fiarther clarification and explanation of the purpose and intent of the Council
in their adoption as well as the Deparhnent's implementation of this ordinance.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of previous ordinances and of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the
provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of prior civil service
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.
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.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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ADOPTED: March 6 2007
EFFECTNE: 3
C®t~r of Fort VV®r~h, 1°exas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 3/6/2007 -Ordinance No. 17423-03-2007
DATE: Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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REFERENCE NO.: **G-15619
SUBJECT:
Civil Service Staffing Ordinance Increasing Authorized Strength in the Police Department by 26
Officers and Four Sergeants
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance specifying the authorized positions in
the Police Department, increasing the number of authorized positions by 26 officers and four sergeants.
DISCUSSION:
During the FY2006-2007 budget preparation process, the following sworn assignments were approved for
the Police Department with only partial year funding:
Patrol Growth: 24 officers and 3 sergeants (General Fund)
Vice Officer: 1 Vice Officer (General Fund)
CSSU Officer: 1 Crime Scene Search Unit Officer (General Fund)
Sergeant: 1 Special Events Sergeant (General Fund)
The Police Department's authorized civil service strength is 1,409. Upon approval of the attached
ordinance, the assignment of civil service positions authorized for the Police Department will result in the
addition of 26 officers and four sergeants. The addition of the positions referred to above would result in
the following changes in the authorized strength of the Police Department effective March 1, 2007. (See
table below.)
Position
Deputy Chief
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Corporal/Detective
Police Officer
Total
Authorized Strength
5
13
46
146
175
1, 024
1,409
Increased Strength
5
13
46
150
175
1,050
1,439
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that funding for these additional positions is included in the FY2007 operating
budget, as appropriated, of the General Fund.
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Submitted for City Manager's Office b~ Joe Paniagua (6575)
Originating Department Head: Ralph Mendoza (4210)
Additional Information Contact: Kara Shuror (4221)
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