HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 26457-09-2023 ORDINANCE NO. 26457-09-2023
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
AUTHORIZED SWORN POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY
SIXTY-THREE (63) BY ADDING FOUR (4) POSITIONS IN THE
CLASSIFICATION OF SERGEANT, FIVE (5) POSITIONS IN THE
CLASSIFICATION OF CORPORAL/DETECTIVE, AND FIFTY-FOUR
(54) POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICER,
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2023; 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;
WHEREAS,on September 27,2022,the City Council adopted Ordinance 25736-09-2022,
which established the Police Department's sworn personnel staffing levels, effective October 1,
2022, as follows:
Assistant Chief 3
Deputy Chief 6
Commander 6
Captain 17
Lieutenant 50
Ser eant 209
Corporal/Detective 257
Police Officer 1268
Total 1816 ;and
WHEREAS,the Police Chief has requested that the City Council increase the total number
of authorized positions in the Police Department by sixty-three (63)with such positions consisting
of four (4) additional positions in the existing classification of Sergeant, five (5) additional
positions in the existing classification of Corporal/Detective, and fifty-four (54) additional
positions in the existing classification of Police Officer, to reflect the Civil Service staffing
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included in the Fiscal Year 2024 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:
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, 2023, until modified by subsequent ordinance:
Assistant Chief 3
Deputy Chief 6
Commander 6
Captain 17
Lieutenant 50
Sergeant 213
Corporal/Detective 262
Police Officer 1318
Total 1875
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.
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.
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
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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.
5. That this ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2023, with respect to the addition
of sixty-three(63)positions included in the adopted budget as reflected above,and it is so ordained.
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City of Fort Worth,Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 09/19/23 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 23-0784
LOG NAME: 03FY24 POLICE STAFFING ORDINANCE
SUBJECT
(ALL)Adopt Ordinance Amending Police Department Staffing Effective October 1,2023,to Increase the Number of Authorized Civil Service
Positions in the Specified Classifications by a Total of Sixty-Three(63)and Adopt Attached Ordinance Prescribing Salaries for the Police
Department
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance to revise Civil Service staffing in the Police Department,effective October 1,2023; and
2. Adopt the attached ordinance prescribing the salaries for all peace officers in the Police Department,effective October 1,2023.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C)and the attached ordinances is to take actions associated with the recently
adopted Fiscal Year(FY)2024 Budget for the Police Department.
Adoption of the first ordinance will revise Civil Service staffing levels in the Police Department. Approval of this M&C will add a total of sixty-three
(63)Civil Service positions in the Police Department. The FY2024 Adopted Budget adds:
1. Fifty-four(54)Officer positions for Patrol,expansion of the Real-time Crime Center Unit,Fusion Center,School Resource Unit,Police
Recruit Team,Crisis Intervention,Crime Scene, HOPE team;Missing Persons,and Officer Wellness Team;
2. Five Corporal/Detective positions for the expansion of the School Resource Unit,the Crisis Intervention Team, Domestic Violence,and new
Police Recruit and Officer Wellness Team;and
3. Four Sergeant positions for additional support to the Crisis Intervention, Crime Scene, HOPE, and Domestic Violence Teams.
In FY2023,four temporary,"overage"positions were approved as School Resource Officers for the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School
District,which were to be inactivated once the district's program was established and sufficient attrition occurred to where the overage positions
were no longer required. In lieu of inactivating the positions,the positions will be converted to regular authorized positions and accounted for as
part of the FY2024 authorized strength.
The chart below reflects authorized strength levels from the adoption of the FY2023 staffing ordinance(Ordinance 25734-09-2022)through the
changes included in today's action.
Staffing for
FY2023 Temporary FY2023 Changes in Today's FY2024
Classification Ordinance Authorized Authorized Authorized
25734-09- Positions Strength Ordinance Strength
2022
Assistant Chief 3 3 3
Deputy Chief 6 6 6
Commander 6 6 6
Captain 17 17 17
Lieutenant 50 50 50
Sergeant 209 209 4 213
Corporal/Detective 257 257 5 262
Police Officer 1268 -4 1264 54 1318
Total 1816 -4 1812 63 1875
Adoption of the second ordinance will prescribe the salaries for each classification of peace officer in the Police Department for FY2024, in
accordance with state law and the adopted labor agreement.
When the terms of the Meet and Confer Labor Agreement(MCA)were agreed to and approved in June of 2020(M&C 20-0356; CFW Contract
Number 54366),the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of the Crime Control and Prevention District(CCPD)sales
tax was unknown.
The parties agreed to tie the structure of salary schedules for the tested ranks(Police Officer through Captain)to the performance of that revenue
source with three alternative schedules possible(A, B,and C). CCPD sales tax revenues were compared for the fourth quarter(July through
September)of 2020 versus 2019. Per this comparison,the CCPD sales tax revenues had a reduction of 1.29%year over year. Because the
reduction in sales tax revenue was between 0%and 5%,salary Schedule A is the one that applies throughout the term of the current MCA. That
schedule is the one included in the attached salary ordinance.
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 upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget by the City
Council,funds will be available in the Fiscal Year 2024 operating budget, as appropriated of the General Fund and Crime Control&Prev Dist
Fund. Prior to an expenditure being incurred,the Police Department has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office . Juanita Jimenez 8514
Originating Business Unit Head: Christianne Simmons 8542
Additional Information Contact: Keith Morris 4243