HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-28786 - City Council - OrdinanceORDINANCE 26-28786
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 has 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. 543 66; 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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
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, 2026. 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 additional
seniority pay 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, 2026.
SECTION 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 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 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
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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 a , (Sep 28, 2026 16:40:48 CDT)
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED: September 15, 2026
EFFECTIVE: September 15. 2026
Jannette S. Goodall,City Secretary
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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.
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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:
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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
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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]
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