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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 18442-01-2009ORDINANCE NO. I84~#2-61-2#)04 AN ORDINANCF. ADJUSTING 1'IfE Tt}TAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CIVII. SERVICE POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTIYIENT; ADDING ONE CORPORALIDETECTIVE POSITION; PROVIDING A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND TNT'EN"I' FOR THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF `PIiIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDTNfiNCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC"TINE DATE. BF: IT HEREBY KNOWN: GVT-IEREAS, the Police Chief has requested dse City Council to rca~jusC and thereafter specify the total cumber of authorized civil service positions at fl1e police officer rank in the Police Department into wnformity with the proposed changes as set forth immediately below in order to effect efficient eeonamy of the operations of the Police Department; and WHEREAS, on September l fi, 20Q8, as part of the FY 2U08-2p09 Budgc;t approval process, the City Council approved #hc most recent ordinance concerning the aud7orized positimis far the Police Department. In that Ordinance, the Council adjusted the Police Department's civil sesrvice staffing, eff`ecti~e t}ctobcr I, 2()(}4, as follows: Deputy Chief S C'aptam 1 Lieutenant 46 ~ti:rg('allt I C'e~lp<?ral:'Detectl~. c 2Ct'T i~t7i0Gk. {.~l~i'!%:,t;3` E, ~ 1. I'aCa- #.S~I # 1VIIEKEAS, pursuant to Chapter 143-021 (a), Texas Loca] Government Code, the City Council may prescribe the authorized number of positions in each classification (F ank} and the correct number of civil seTViee positions by ordin~~ce; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDfiINEI) BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF'fliE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TFXAS: SECTION 1. That, following the formal adoption of this ordinance, dze following positions shall he the only civil service positions in each classification {rank} authorized in the City of ForC Worth Police Department for the remainder of the fiscal year 2005-2004 or until modified by subsequent ordinance: Deputy Chief 5 Captain 13 Lieutenant 46 Sergeant I55 CorporaUDetective 208 Police Officer 1 ] 1? Total 1,542 SECTION 2. The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandmn, xvh]ch is presented cr}ntc~Tnporancouly u=ith this ordinance, is hc-Teby expressly ncarporatcd herein by relcrc~nce tila Cnrther clarrifiea#FOn and exp]_tnaTtir~Tr of the purpT7se and intent o{ t}te ("r~uTTCiI ?T ! 2k`;r <iCS<7~yrii7i3. .YS tCj1 e1':~ Tlie. t:3ep:9CtTt CT2t 4 %n;p]clncrj'atlrls. {ri 1"f!3:~ i}r£lFnaFTtie. SECTION 3 `T'his ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of previous ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort tuorth, 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 pmvisions 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 ofthis ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid jud~nent 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 bc;en enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance oi' env such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section, SECTIOI' S. `I'bis ordinance til~at] take effect <uid be in full force and effect from and after its p<sssa;te, and n ~~ so o7dan~eet. APPRtO~~ED AS "I'O Ft~RM AND LEGALITY`: "~ AssistanE City Attorney Date: ?~DC?PTED: Januar 13.2009 EPFF,C'TIVE: City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication ~, CUUNCIt. ACTtt3td. Approved on 11'4312009 = ord. hlo. 4 2-t?9-2409 DATE: Tuesday, January 13, 2049 LOG NAME: 35STAFFING REFERENCE Nd.: G-16426 SUBJECT: Adopt Civil Service Staffing Ordinance increasing Authorized Strength in the Police Department by fine CorporallDetective Position RECdMMENDATIdN: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance specifying the number of authorized positions in the Police Department, increasing the number of authorized positions by one CorporallDetective effective January 77, 2009. DISCUSSIdN: On April 8, 2008, the City Council approved application and acceptance of grant funds from the Department of Justice {Dt7J} to identify, review and investigate violent crime cold cases that have the potential to be solved through DNA analysis {M&C C-22746}. The DflJ grant provides funding for a Detective position to review all outstanding cold case homicide files that have a high potential to be solved through DNA analysis and conduct investigations from newly discovered DNA evidence. The City of Fort Worth eeceived the Notice to Proceed in November 2008, so the grant-funded position must be added to the Department's authorized strength. The Potice Department's authorized civil service strength is 7,541. Upon approval of the attached staffing ordinance. the assignment of civil service positions authorized for the Police Department will result in the addition of one CorporallDetective for a total authorized civil service strength of 7,542. The addition of this position would result in the following changes in the authorized strength of the Police Department effective January 77, 2009. (See table below) >rtion .. ; Authorized Strength` Increased Strength >uty Chief _.... . 5 5 7tain 13, 13 atenant 46 _ _ 4fi gear?t , 15f3 15f3 pprallf}etective _ . _ _ _ .. _ . 20"7 2t1$ _ 'ce C.~#ficer _ ___ . _ __ __ 1.1 ~ ~ . __ ., 1112 al __ 1541; _ _ 1542 #=ISi~Rtt. It~FCtRNtATE~b~i r' CERTF7CAT#t3N: The Financial Management Services Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund. FUND CENTERS: TO FundtAccountiCenters CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for. City Manager's Office by; Originating Department Head_ Additional Information Contact: FROM FundtAccount(Centers GR78 5{VARIQUS}..035453252010 Tam Higgins {6192} Jeffrey Halstead {4210) Jeffrey Halstead {4210} $156 223 00 ATTACHMENTS 1. Staffir7g_~}rdinan~e for ~.1&C per 2pt~5,dc1c {Public)