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ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED
CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AT THE OFFICER CLASSIFICATION
IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL
POLICE OFFICER POSITION; PROVIDING A STATEMENT OF
PURPOSE ANA INTENT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
ENGROSSMENT 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 officer classification in the
Police Department for the remainder of the 1998-1999 Fiscal Year,
and
WHEREAS, the City's most recent ordinance concerning the
authorized and budgeted positions for the Police Department
adjusted the Department's civil service staffing as follows.
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 12
Lieutenant 46
Sergeant 124
Corporal/Detective 188
Police Officer 821
TOTAL 1,196
WHEREAS, the Police Chief now requests the Council to adjust
the authorized number of Police Department civil service positions
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, pursuant to Chapter 143 021(a), Texas Local
Government Code, the City Council may prescribe and/or adjust the
authorized number of positions in the officer classification
(rank) by ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That, effective immediately upon the formal adoption of this
ordinance, the following positions shall be the only civil service
positions authorized in the City of Fort Worth Police Department
for the remainder of the fiscal year 1998-1999 or until modified
by subsequent ordinance
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 12
Lieutenant 46
Sergeant 124
Corporal/Detective 188
Police Officer 822
TOTAL 1,197
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 purposes and intent of the
Council in their adoption of this ordinance In addition, it is
expressly stated that this ordinance serves only to adjust the
total number of police officer positions
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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
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
caption and effective date in the minutes of the City Council and
by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City
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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
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
7/6/99 G-12600 35STAFF 1 of 2
SUBJECT ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CIVIL SERVICE STAFFING FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance specifying the authorized
positions in the Police Department, increasing by one the number of authorized police officer positions
DISCUSSION
The proposed increase in the Police Department's authorized strength is due to the adoption of Council
Proposal No 208 on April 13, 1999, which provides 2,080 hours of annual leave time for the individual
who serves as the Fort Worth Police Officers Association (FWPOA) president. This policy also
provides that the FWPOA will reimburse the City for the base pay of the FWPOA president.
The leave tune granted to the FWPOA president by this policy reduces the effective strength of the
Police Department by one police officer position It is necessary to increase the authorized number of
police officer positions to maintain the department's existing staffing level Because the FWPOA is
reimbursing the base salary of the POA president, the salary of this additional officer is offset by the
reimbursement. Benefits for this additional officer position, including group health, retirement
contribution, Medicare, and civil service uniform allowance amount to $7,182 annually in City funds,
which will be included in the FY 1999-2000 budget.
The Police Department's authorized strength is currently 1,196 civil service positions, as follows
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 12
Lieutenant 46
Sergeant 124
Corporal/Detective 188
Police Officer 821
Total 1,196
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 822
Total 1,197
City of Fort Worth, Texas
n~Ayar And Caunc~l L,ammun;cAt~an
DATE
7/6/99 REFERENCE NUMBER
G-12600 LOG NAME
35STAFF PAGE
2 of 2
suB~ECT ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CIVIL SERVICE STAFFING
DEPARTMENT FOR THE POLICE
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated,
of the General Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by• (to)
AFP~O~'~G
Libby Watson 6183 ``°~
Originating Department Head: ~ 1 1 T ~ ~ ~ ! 191 ~~
Thomas Windham 4-8385 (from) JC_E~ s 1999
GG01 various 0352500 $7,182.00
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