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A RESOLUTION FAVORING
AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE LAW
ALLOWING FIRE AND POLICE CHIEFS GREATER
DISCRETION IN APPOINTMENT OF
TOP OFFICERS
WHEREAS, fire and police chiefs are charged with protecting the
citizens of their community and, with operating their departments efficiently;
and,
WHEREAS, the fire and police chiefs must delegate tremendous amounts
of responsibility to their subordinates in order to protect those citizens
and operate efficiently; and,
WHEREAS, Article 1269m of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas requires
that the top scores on a written examination be promoted to the next classi-
fication, not including the Chiefs position, unless very extenuating cir-
cumstances exist and can be substantiated in writing, subject to review of
the -Civil Service Commission; and,
WHEREAS, such practices hamper the fire or police chief's ability to
select those individuals to fill the classification just below his position
with persons who would be compatible with the chief and sensitive to a
management role;
NOW THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Fort Worth that the City of Fort Worth endorses an amendment to Article
1269m of Texas Civil Statutes which would allow the fire or police chief
to select his top classification from two ranks below the chief.
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