HomeMy WebLinkAbout28006-09-2025 - City Council - OrdinanceORDINANCE NO.28006-09-2025
AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE SALARY FOR EACH
CLASSIFICATION OF PEACE OFFICER IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT; 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, Subchapter B of Chapter 141 of the Texas Local Government Code affects
all municipalities with a population of 10,000 or more;
WHEREAS, Section 141.033(a) provides that each city affected by Subchapter B "shall
classify all positions in its fire and police departments and shall ... prescribe the salary for each
classification;"
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 141.033 and Section 143.021(a), the City of Fort
Worth periodically adopts staffing ordinances for its Fire and Police Departments that establish
the classifications of all fire fighters and police officers and prescribe the number of positions in
each classification;
WHEREAS, the City historically prescribed the salary for each classification in the Fire
and Police Departments through provisions in the City's annual budget appropriation ordinance;
WHEREAS, salaries for the majority of the classifications in the Police Department are
currently set by and subject to a labor agreement, that agreement being Fort Worth City Secretary
Contract No. 62070; and
WHEREAS, annual adoption of a separate ordinance that prescribes the salaries for each
classification, in accordance with a labor agreement where applicable, improves transparency and
promotes awareness.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
Ordinance No. 28006-09-2025 Page 1 of 3
SECTION 1.
Attached as Addendum A, and made a part of this ordinance by incorporation, are the salary
schedules for Fort Worth Police Department civil service classifications below the classification
of Commander for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025. These schedules set out the annual
base pay for each listed civil service classification in the Fort Worth Police Department in
accordance with the department's labor agreement where applicable and provide for certain
additional seniority pay raises as determined by each civil service employee's anniversary date.
The seniority pay provided for in this ordinance is in addition to and not in lieu of the longevity
pay provided for by Texas Local Government Code section 141.032.
SECTION 2.
Attached as Addendum B, and made a part of this ordinance by incorporation, are the
executive pay plan ranges for Fort Worth Police Department classifications at or above the
classification of Commander for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025.
SECTION 3.
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 salary 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 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.
Ordinance No. 28006-09-2025 Page 2 of 3
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2025, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO
FORM AND LEGALITY:
- - -o' - A �
Denis C. McElroy, Asst. City Attorney
ADOPTED: September 16, 2025
EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2025
ATTEST:
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
Ordinance No. _28006-09-2025 Page 3 of 3
FY 2026 Police Pay Plan
ney
clue
tsase ray
Step 1
Base Pay
ist Year
2
Base+1
Ana Year
3
Base+2
sra Year
4
Base+3
4rn Year
5
Base+4
urn Year
6
Base+S
am Year
7
Base+6
iorn Year
8
Base+7
izrn Year
9
Base+8
earn Year
10
Base+9
X03
Police Officer
37.67
39.55
41.53
43.60
44.96
46.08
47.23
48.41
50.21
52.82
78,358
82,262
86,385
90,694
93,523
95,854
98,246
100,700
104,447
109,857
X04
Police Corporal
3rd Year
4th Year
6th Year
8th Year
loth Year
12th Year
14th Year
3 Years
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Base Pay
Base +1
Base+2
Base+3
Base+4
Base+5
Base+6
47.96
49.64
50.88
52.14
53.44
55.45
58.30
99,764
103,246
105,822
108,460
111,160
115,326
121,268
X07
Police Sergeant
7th Year
8th Year
loth Year
12th Year
14th Year
5 Years
6
7
8
9
10
Base Pay
Base+1
Base+2
Base+3
Base+4
56.10
57.50
58.93
61.13
64.24
116,681
119,595
122,570
127,151
133,626
X08
Police Lieutenant
loth Year
12th Year
14th Year
7 Years
8
9
10
Base Pay
Base+1
Base+2
64.93
67.36
70.82
135,054
140,100
147,313
X09
Police Captain
13th Year
14th Year
9 Years
9
10
Base Pay
Base+1
74.29
78.07
154,527
162,391
NOTES
FY 2025 Effective First Pay Period after 10/1/2024: Step 1-4 12%, Step 5-8: 10%; Eliminate FY 24 Step 9, New Step 9 (FY24 Step 10), New Step 10 (FY24 Step 11), 5%; Corporal Detective: new Step 4
FY2026 Effective First Pay Period after 1/1/2026: Step 1-8: 3%; Step 9-10: 4%
FY 2027 Effective First Pay Period after 1/1/2027 Step 1-8 3%; Step 9-10: 5%
FY 2028: Effective First Pay Period after 1/1/2028: Step 1-8: 3%; Step 9-10:5%
Hourly Rates are shown rounded to the penny. Annual figures are based on the rounded hourly rates
Addendum B
FY2026 Police Command Staff Pay Range
Rank
Grade
I Min $/hr I
Max $/hr
Police Commander
305
56.44
93.13
Police Deputy Chief
306
59.04
97.42
Police Assistant Chief
309
69.41
114.53
Police Chief
315
99.80
164.67
Source:HR Addendum B 8/15/2023
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 09/16/25 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 25-0885
LOG NAME: 35FY26 POLICE STAFFING ORDINANCE
SUBJECT
(ALL) Adopt Ordinance Amending Police Department Staffing Effective October 1, 2025 to Increase the Number of Authorized Civil Service
Positions in the Classification of Police Officer by 10 to Reflect Changes Included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Adopt Ordinance
Prescribing Salaries for the Police Department
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance to add 10 positions in the classification of Police Officer and reflect Civil Service staffing in the Police
Department, effective October 1, 2025; and
2. Adopt the attached ordinance prescribing the salaries for all peace officers in the Police Department, effective October 1, 2025.
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) 2026 Budget for the Police Department.
Adoption of the first ordinance will revise Civil Service staffing in the Police Department to reflect Civil Service Staffing included in the City's
adopted Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. The adopted budget includes funding for an additional ten positions in the Police Officer classification (rank) -
eight (8) Neighborhood Patrol Officers and two (2) School Resource Officers.
Approval of the attached staffing ordinance would result in new authorized civil service staffing levels to be effective October 1, 2025, as follows:
FY2025
Authorized
FY2026
Classification
Strength
Change
Authorized
(Ordinance
Positions
27232-10-
2024)
Assistant Chief
3
01
3
Deputy Chief
6
01
6
Commander
6
0
6
Captain
17
0
17
Lieutenant
50
0
50
Sergeant
216
0
216
Corporal/Detective
262
01
262
Police Officer
1334
10I
1344
FWPOA Offset 1 *
1
0
1
FWPOA Offset 2*
1
0
1
Total
1896
+10
1906
*FWPOA Offset positions are "floater" positions that mirror the rank/classification of each FWPOA representative per the terms of the current Meet
and Confer Agreement between the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Police Officers Association ( FWPOA or Union). These positions were
bargained for to allow for the designation of two individuals whose job duties consist of representing FWPOA, utilizing vacation hours from
members of the bargaining unit, with the City appointing an additional sworn personnel in the same rank as each Union representative so that
active authorized strength is not negatively impacted.
Adoption of the second ordinance will prescribe the salaries for each classification of peace officer in the Police Department for FY2026, in
accordance with state law and the adopted labor agreement.
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 2026 Budgets by the City
Council, funds will be available in the Fiscal Year 2026 operating budgets, as appropriated by the General Fund and Crime Control & Prev Distr
Fund. Prior to an expenditure being incurred, the Police Department has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
Submitted for Citv Manaaer's Office bv: William Johnson 5806
Oriainatina Business Unit Head: Robert Alldredge 4131
Additional Information Contact: Keith Morris 4232