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Home My WebLink About26-28785 - City Council - OrdinanceORDINANCE 26-28785 AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SWORN POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY ADDING EIGHTY (80) POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026; 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 September 16, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance 28005-09-2025, which established the Police Department's sworn personnel staffing levels, effective October 1, 2025, as follows: Assistant Chief 3 Deputy Chief 6 Commander 6 Captain 17 Lieutenant 50 Sergeant 216 Corporal/Detective 262 Police Officer 1344 FWPOA Offset 1 & 2 2 Total 1,906 The FWPOA Offset positions 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) 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; and Ordinance No. 26-28785 Page 1 of3 WHEREAS, the Police Chief has requested that the City Council increase the total number of authorized positions in the Police Department by Eighty (80) with such positions consisting of additional positions in the existing classification of Police Officer, to reflect the Civil Service staffing included in the Fiscal Year 2027 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; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. With 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, 2025, until modified by subsequent ordinance: Assistant Chief 3 Deputy Chief 6 Commander 6 Captain 17 Lieutenant 50 Sergeant 216 Corporal/Detective 263 Police Officer 1423 FWPOA Offset 1 1 FWPOA Offset 2 1 Total 1,986 SECTION 2. 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. Ordinance No. 26-28785 Page 2 of 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 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. SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance 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. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect following its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: By: Keanan al (Sep 28, 2026 16:40:48 CDT) Assistant City Attorney ADOPTED: September 15.2026 EFFECTIVE: September 15.2026 Jannette S. Goodall, o�n� City Secretary d� FORT��aj o o000000oo �/V%31 � :O 0 0 0 OO0 40 ��z1 nEXAs��a Ordinance No. 26-28785 Page 3 of 3 Addendum B FY2027 Police Command Staff Pay Range Rank Grade Min $/hr Max $/hr Police Commander 306 59.04 97.42 Police Deputy Chief 308 64.42 106.29 Police Assistant Chief 310 73.91 121.94 Police Chief 315 99.80 164.67 Source:HR Addendum B FY 2027 Police Pay Plan Key Title Base Pay 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 6th Year 8th Year 10th Year 12th Year 14th Year Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Base Pay Base+1 Base+2 Base+3 Base+4 Base+5 Base+6 Base+7 Base+8 Base+9 X03 Police Officer 38.80 40.74 42.78 44.91 46.31 47.47 48.65 49.87 52.73 55.46 80,709 84,730 88,976 93,415 96,328 98,729 101,194 103,721 109,669 115,350 X04 Police Corporal 3rd Year 4th Year 6th Year 8th Year 10th Year 12th Year 14th Year 3 Years 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Base+4 Base Pay Base +1 Base+2 Base+3 Base+5 Base+6 49.40 51.13 52.40 53.71 55.05 58.22 61.22 102,757 106,343 108,997 111,714 114,494 121,092 127,332 X07 Police Sergeant 7th Year 8th Year 10th Year 12th Year 14th Year 5 Years 6 7 8 9 10 Base Pay Base+1 Base+2 Base+3 Base+4 57.78 59.22 60.70 64.19 67.46 120,181 123,183 126,247 133,509 140,307 X08 Police Lieutenant 10th Year 12th Year 14th Year 7 Years 8 9 10 Base Pay Basc+1 Base+2 66.88 70.72 74.36 139,106 147,105 154,679 X09 Police Captain 13th Year 14th Year 9 Years 9 10 Base Pay Base+1 78.01 81.98 162,253 170,510 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 l/1/2027: Step 1-8: 3%, Step 9-10 5% FY 2028: Effective First Pay Period after l/1/2028: Step 1-8: 3%; Step 9-10:5% Source: HR Department Hourly Rates are shown rounded to the penny Annual figures are based on the rounded hourly rates. PRINTED ON 9/3/2024 FORT WORTH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 11.2.3 FY27 POLICE STAFFING ORDINANCE DATE: 09/15/26 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 26-0935 DEPARTMENT: POLICE SUBJECT (ALL) Adopt Ordinance Amending Police Department Staffing Effective October 1, 2026, to Increase the Number of Authorized Civil Service Positions in the Specified Classifications by Eighty (80) and Adopt 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, 2026; and 2. Adopt the attached ordinance prescribing the salaries for all peace officers in the Police Department, effective October 1, 2026. 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) 2027 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 2027 Budget. Approval of this M&C will add a total of 80 Civil Service positions to the budgeted authorized strength in the Police Department to reflect the FY2027 adopted budget as follows: Seventy-nine (79) Officer positions - the addition of 76 positions for Patrol; two positions for School Resource Officer program and one position for the Nuisance Abatement program; and 2. One (1) Corporal position - the addition of 1 position to manage event planning and logistics citywide. Approval of the attached staffing ordinance would result in new authorized Civil Service staffing levels to be effective on October 1, 2026, as follows: 1 of 3 FORT WORTH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Morris, # 4232 ATTACHMENTS 1. PD Staffing FY27 [11.2.3.1 - 3 pages] 2. PD Salary Ordinance FY27 [11.2.3.2 - 3 pages] 3. F Y 2027 Police Pay Plan Addendum A [11.2.3.3 - 1 page] 4. PD SALARY ORD ADDENDUM B COMMAND STAFF F Y 2027 [11.2.3.4 - 1 page] 3 of 3 FORT WORTH„ Classification FY2026 Authorized Strength Change FY2027 (Ordinance 28005-09-2025) Authorized Positions Assistant Chief 3 - 3 Deputy Chief 6 - 6 Commander 6 - 6 Captain 17 - 17 Lieutenant 50 - 50 Sergeant 216 - 216 Corporal/Detective 262 +1 263 Police Officer 1344 +79 1423 FWPOA Offset 1 & 2* 2 - 2 Total 1906 +80 1986 *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 FY2027, in accordance with state law and the adopted labor agreement. This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity, therefore a Form 1295 is not required. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget by the City Council, funds will be available in the Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, as appropriated, in the General Fund and Crime Control & Prev District 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 BY: William M. Johnson, # 5806 ORIGINATING BUSINESS UNIT HEAD: Eddie Garcia, # 4212 2 of 3