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WHEREAS, the City Council of Fort Worth, Texas recognizes
the importance of a safe community; and
WHEREAS, this City Council wishes to insure the future
security of our City;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the City Council adopt a
policy for a long-range Public Safety Strategy to achieve two
Public Safety objectives by 1984 as stated below:
1. To raise police and fire salaries to a level of 95% of the
City of Dallas in five equal increments per year beginning
in 1980; and
2. To increase the staffing strength of our present police force
to achieve a ratio of 1.93, based on 1979 population, officers
per 1,000 population and add other resources in four equal
increments per year beginning in 1981. These resources
include additional civil service personnel, additional
civilian personnel and additional supportive resources (police
vehicles, weapons, radios, lab equipment, etc.)
CITY OF FORT NIORTH