HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23873-09-2019 ORDINANCE NO. 23873-09-2019
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.
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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 Commander for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019. 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 Commander for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019.
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 salary
ordinances for the Police Department and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions
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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.
SECTION 5.
That this ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2019, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO ATTEST:
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ADOPTED: September 24, 2019
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City of Fort Worth,Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 09/24/19 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 19-0215
LOG NAME: 0335 FY2020 STAFFING ORDINANCE
SUBJECT
Adopt Ordinance Amending Police Department Staffing Effective October 1,2019,to Increase the Total Number of Authorized Civil Service
Positions in Specified Classifications by Thirty-Eight to Reflect Changes Included in the Fiscal Year 2020 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;and
2. Adopt the attached ordinance prescribing the salaries for all peace officers in the Police Department effective October 1,2019.
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 2020 Budget for the Police Department. Adoption of the first ordinance will revise Civil Service Staffing in the Police Department to reflect
Civil Service Staffing included in the City's adopted Fiscal Year 2020 Budget. The adopted budget includes funding for an additional thirty-
eight Civil Service budgeted positions in the Police Department.
Thirty-five positions are intended to fulfill the first phase of a five-year staffing plan for the Police Department. This phase includes twenty-three
Officers,one Corporal/Detective,and eleven Sergeants. In addition,one Sergeant is added as part of reinstating the Police Cadet Program,and
two Officers are added as School Resource Officers for Northwest ISD and Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD.
Approval of the attached ordinance would result in new authorized civil service staffing levels to be effective October 1,2019,as follows
FY2019 FY2020
Position Authorized Change Authorized
Positions Positions
Assistant Chief 3 0 3
Deputy Chief 5 0 5
Commander 6 0 6
Captain 17 0 17
Lieutenant 50 0 50
Sergeant 184 +12 196
Corporal/Detective 241 +11 242
Police Officer 1168 +251 1193
Total 1674 +381 1712
Adoption of the second 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.
A Form 1295 is not required because: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 2020 Budget,as appropriated,includes funds for the added thirty-six positions in the
General Fund and two positions in the Crime Control and Prevention District Fund.
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Fernando Costa 8180
Orlainating Business Unit Head: Lynda Johnson 6222
Additional Information Contact: Terry Hanson 7934