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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 14133ORDINANCE NO ., ~ 133 AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AT EACH CLASSIFICATION (RANK) IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; ADDING TWO 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 ENGROSS- MENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT HEREBY KNOWN: WHEREAS, 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 Police Department into conformity with the proposed changes as set forth immediately below in order to effect efficient economy of the operations of the Police Department; and WHEREAS, on August, 10, 1999, the City Council approved the most recent ordinance concerning the authorized and budgeted positions for the Police Department In that Ordinance, the Council adjusted the Police Department's civil service staffing as follows Deputy Chief 5 Captain 12 Lieutenant 46 Sergeant 124 Corporal/Detective 188 Police Officer 827 Total 1,202 ~;,~ ~~ WHEREAS, since the adoption of said ordinance, City Council has authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement between ~,_ the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County to participate in Operation Spotlight, which is a two-year cooperative project T~~ ,: ~:.. intended to reduce violent crime by providing intensive monitoring of violent probationers within selected high-crime areas; and WHEREAS, Operation Spotlight will require the hiring of two additional officers in the Police Department 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, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 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 1995-1996 or until modified by subsequent ordinance Deputy Chief Captain Lieutenant Sergeant Corporal/Detective Police Officer Total SECTION 2. 5 12 46 124 188 829 1,204 The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum which is presented contemporaneously with this ordinance is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference for further clarifica- tion and explanation of the purposes and intent of the Council in their adoption as well as the Department's implementation of this ordinance 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 ordinan- ces and such Code provisions are hereby repealed and this ordi- nance 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 unconsti- tutional 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 The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the A;1 caption and effective date in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City SECTION 6 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~, Assist t Ci y Atto e Date ~~ 28>~ ADOPTED ___ ~-~,'OO EFFECTIVE 7j ^7-,'~O City of Fort Worth, Texas ~11~A~~r And Caunc~l Ca~ninun~cAt~on DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 3/21/00 G-1285 35SPOT 1 of 2 SUBJECT OPERATION SPOTLIGHT GRANT AND AGREEMENT RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County to establish Operation Spotlight; and 2. Adopt the attached ordinance specifying the authorized positions in the Police Department, increasing by two the number of authorized police officer positions DISCUSSION The Office of the Governor contacted Tarrant County Juvenile Services and advised that they would be one of six sites throughout the state eligible for atwo-year grant to establish Operation Spotlight. This project is based on Operation Nightlight in Boston, and has been a highly successful program in reducing violent crime It will be a partnership between the police departments of Arlington and Fort Worth and juvenile/adult probation officers Two teams will be established in Fort Worth, one in the 76106 zip code area and the other in the 76105/76119 area Both teams will consist of a police officer, juvenile probation officer and adult probation officer They will provide intensive monitoring and supervision of high risk and/or violent probationers and will ensure that information regarding probationers within the selected high crime areas is shared with law enforcement officers in the vicinity It is necessary to increase the authorized number of police officer positions to maintain the• department's existing staffing level The grant will provide 100% reimbursement of all operating costs The Police Department's authorized strength is currently 1,202 civil service positions, as follows Deputy Chief 5 Captain 12 Lieutenant 46 Sergeant 124 Corporal/Detective 188 Police Officer 827 Total 1,202 Upon approval of this recommendation, the assignment of civil service positions authorized for the Police Department will be as follows Deputy Chief 5 ' ~ Captain 12 Lieutenant 46 '~ Sergeant 124 Corporal/Detective 188 Police Officer 829 Total - 1,204 ~,; City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~A~ae~ and ~aun~il c~~nn~un~cAt~an .DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 3/21 /00 G-1285 35SPOT 2 of 2 SUBJECT OPERATION SPOTLIGHT GRANT AND AGREEMENT Year 1 Costs -Two Authorized Positions (Police Officer) Salaries ($34,476 x 2) $68,952 Health Insurance ($2,905 x 2) 5,810 Retirement ($3,951 x 2) 7,902 Medicare ($500 x 2) 1,000 Uniform Allowances ($250 x 2) 500 Total $84,164 Year 2 Costs -Two Authorized Positions (Police Officer) Salaries ($36,204 x 2) $72,408 Health Insurance ($3,502 x 2) 7,004 Retirement ($4,149 x 2) 8,298 Medicare ($525 x 2) 1,050 Uniform Allowances ($250 x 2) 500 Total $89,260 The grant from the Criminal Justice Division of the Office of the Governor is for two years The Operation Spotlight Grant is non-renewable At the conclusion of the two-year grant period, the Police Department will evaluate the effectiveness of the program and make a decision whether to propose continuation of the program and related authorized positions through alternate funding sources. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds LW j Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) APPROV~A Libby Watson 6183 CITY COUNCIL Originating Department Head. MAR 21 2QQlI Ralph Mendoza 4-8386 (from) . ~p ~ Additional Inf rmati C t t ~~~ /'~""` Q~"`~ on o on ac : City Socretaay of the City of Fort Worth, Teiai+ Ralph Mendoza 4-8386 Adapted Ordinance No, ~~~~~