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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7286 WORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7286 ,,Sk T 10,It Ma 24 , 1 988 OR? To the Mayor and Members of the City Council y Subject: CLARIFICATIONS TO M&C G-7559: ADOPTION OF 1989 LEGISLATIVE POLICY In reference to the Police Department's legislative proposals transmitted to Council by means of M&C G-7559 on May 3, 1988. the Legislative Affairs Division and the Police Department both recommend that seven of the total nineteen (19) legislative proposals be designated as high-priority issues. The seven high-priority Issues are described in the following Police Position Papers: No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 7, No. 15, No. 16, and No. 19. The City of Fort Worth will find legislative sponsors to file the City's high-priority issues in an effort to secure their passage in the 1989 Legislative Session. The City of Fort Worth will also provide support for passage of the remaining balance of bills. In addition, all of the nineteen (19) bills will he presented to the Texas Municipal League (TML) for inclusion in the League's 1989 Legislative package. I. PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES It should be noted that Policy Position Papers: No. 14, No. 15, No. 16, No. 17, and No. 18, address Police personnel and administrative issues. Therefore, the City of Fort Worth will present these five legislative proposals to TML's Legislative Policy Committee on Personnel for consideration and inclusion in its 1989 Legislative Program. In the category dealing with personnel and administrative matters, the two high-priority issues are pre- sented in Policy Position Papers No. 15 and No. 16. 11. PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES The remaining fourteen (14) Policy Position Papers address public safety issues. These fourteen (14) legislative proposals will be submitted to TML's Legislative Policy Committee on Public Safety for its consideration and inclusion in its 1989 Legislative Program. In this public safety category, the issues which have been designated as high-priority are presented in Policy Position Papers: No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 7, and No. 19. n 1 a7r, wutlas Ha rma City Manager -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS