HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0005) PD Staffing Ordinance FY22 v2.PDFORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED
SWORN POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY ADDING
FOUR POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF
CORPORAL/DETECTIVE, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2021; PROVIDING
A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT; 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, Section 143.021(a), Texas Local Government Code provides that a
municipality's governing body shall by ordinance (i) establish the classifications of police
officers and (ii) prescribe the number of positions in each classification; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance 24751-03-
2021, which established the Police Department's sworn personnel staffing levels, effective
March 13, 2021, as follows:
Assistant Chief
3
Deputy Chief
5
Commander
6
Captain
17
Lieutenant
50
Sergeant
207
Corporal/Detective
248
Police Officer
1,203
Total
1,739; and
WHEREAS, the Police Chief has requested that the City Council increase the
number of authorized positions within the existing classification of Corporal/Detective by
four (4), effective October 1, 2021, to reflect the Civil Service staffing included in the
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, and thereafter prescribe the number of authorized positions in
the Police Department to conform with the proposed changes as set forth below in order to
effect efficient economy of the operations of the Police Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
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SECTION 1.
That, following the formal adoption of this ordinance, the following positions shall
be the only sworn positions in each classification (rank) authorized in the City of Fort
Worth Police Department effective October 1, 2021, until modified by subsequent
ordinance:
Assistant Chief
3
Deputy Chief
5
Commander
6
Captain
17
Lieutenant
50
Sergeant
207
Corporal/Detective
252
Police Officer
1,203
Total
1,743
SECTION 2.
That the "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum, which is presented
contemporaneously with this ordinance, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by
reference for further clarification and explanation of the purpose and intent of the City
Council in its adoption of this ordinance as well as the Department in its implementation.
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 police 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.
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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, 2021, with respect to the addition
of four (4) positions included in the adopted budget as reflected above, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ATTEST:
Denis McElroy, Asst. City Attorney
ADOPTED:
EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2021
Ronald P. Gonzales, Acting City Secretary
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