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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 15752ORDINANCE NO. AN {JRDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; ADDING THIRTEEN OFFICERS' POSITIONS; PROVIDING A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT FOR THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT HEREBY Is:NOWN: ~THEREAS, the Police Chief has requested the City Council to readjust and thereafter specify the total number of authorized civil service positions at the police officer rank in the Pollee Department into conformity with the proposed changes as set forth immediately below in order to effect efficient economy of the operations of the Pollee Department; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2003, the City Council approved the most recent ordinance concerning the authorized and budgeted positions for the Pollee Department. In that Ordinance, the Council adjusted the Police Department's civil service staff ng, effective Qctober 1~`, 2003, as follows: DeputFr Chief 5 Captai ~~ 12 L.1~UiCil3tlt ~~ SC1'~~C.~lll I~~ ('ur}~c~r~~l I)ctccti~~ 15' f~~~li~~,, ~>i!i~~;~i ~,. ~~HfIZf~ ~~. ~in~~ tli; ,i~~~~E~ti~,r ~,1>,n~l ~,r~liu.lr,cc. th~~ (~it~ (~>uncil autl~uri~~~~i ~I~~~ f~`itF° ~tlan<i~~r tc~ rcyu~~~t a 1»ici-~~~ir aE~p~~utariatic~l~ its i11c~ ati~c~ui~t of ~4~~.~,,Sl}(~ tt~ Lu~l~ WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 143.021 (a), Texas Local Government Code, the City Council may prescribe the authorized number of positions in each classification {rank} and the correct number of budgeted civil service positions by ordinance; NOW, TfIEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TI-IE CITY COUNCIL OF TI4E CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That, effective upon the formal adoption of this ordinance, the following positions shall be the only civil service positions in each classification (rank) authorized in the City of Fort Worth Police Department for the remainder of the fiscal year 2003-2004 or until modified by subsequent ordinance: Deputy Chief 5 Captain 12 Lieutenant 46 Sergeant 129 Corporal/Detective 182 Police Officer 936 Total 1,310 SECTION 2. The "Mayor and Council Connnunication" memorandum, which is presented r~~nt~~t~E~~~ranc~uisi~ ~~ ith this ~,r~linanrc. is li~rch~ ~:~E~ressi~ inc<~r}~c~r~~~~c1 h<r~i~1 by !1'. ~i~:+~Fi'll~i;l „~ .A~'~''~ .1~ ~Ilti' (~Ci~;lllllr~lll Illl~~~~ i',tll,lflt~il i~1 Ill{~ ~~Il~l'l,~il~~ SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of previous ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of prior civil service 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. SECTION 4. 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 sha11 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. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its ~~~l~s~l~l'. ~Ullj II i~ ~~~ l~l~(~~1111~(l. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITI': ~ssist~ini Cit} Atton~ey t ~~ Date: ADOPTED: EFFECTIVE: City of Fart irlrorth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication ~... ~~:..: ~ x COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 11118/2003 -Ordinance Nos. 15751 & 15752 -~~~ . DATE: Tuesday, November 1$, 2003 LOG NAME: 35ADD13PC} REFERENCE NO.: G-14163 SUBJEGT: Add 13 Palice Officer Positions in the Fart Worth Palice Department RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations by $642,806 in the General Revenue Fund from available funds; and 2. Adopt the attached ordinance increasing the authorized civil service staffing of the Fort Worth Police Department by 13 police officer positions. DISCUSSION: During the FY2003-2004 budget process the Police Department requested 21 additional police officer positions. This request was based upon numbers generated by the Justex developed Patrol Allocation Model and utilized calendar year 2002 data. The officers requested were needed to bring patrol staffing to a sufficient level to adequately answer calls for service based upon 2002 historical data. In the midst of the budget hearings the Chief of Police introduced the idea of using Verified Alarm Response as an efficiency method to immediately realize the full-time equivalent of 13 patrol officers. While this change was being reviewed, the FY2003-2004 budget was approved with only 8 additional officers. Verified Alarm Response was not adopted and there is a pressing need to begin the process to add an additional 13 police officer positions in order to keep pace with demands for police services. These officers will be available to respond to all types of calls for services. The expected FY2003-2004 costs of the 13 additional officers is $642,806, which includes training and personnel costs beginning in December 2003, and three fully-marked patrol vehicles. Funds for these expenditures will come from alarm permit and service fees receipts. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTII^ICATION ~ , r ~ ~ , ~~ 1 _ .I ._ - 'a'~ _~... u.~_ _ ~ ,~ ~a'r~~ - ~ Gener - ~-un~7 ~t~~~11~u11C: ~;~.~f)L~1_ I't) l'.~s~,• 1 cif;? T© Fund_lAccountlCenters FF2©~lf_Fun_dlAccauntlCenters GG01 5~lARIOUS~ 4353102 S642806.C}0 GG01~ARIt~US} 0354000 X842 806.0 GG01 4 ~VARIC}CJS~ 0353102 ~642.8~6.~0 Submitted for City Mana e~C}ffice by: Joe Paniagua {6140} Qrignatrng ©epartmertt Head: Ralph Mendoza {48386} Additional Information Contact: d. E. Garrett {48067} T.n~n~r-ne• ;Sh11~1~1~P{~ Pace' -~ 0~2