HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13041ORDINANCE NO. J Q -/ I
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED
CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AT EACH CLASSIFICATION IN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, RECLASSIFYING ONE POLICE OFFICER
POSITION INTO ONE CORPORAL/DETECTIVE POSITION BY
CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL CORPORAL/DETECTIVE POSITION AND
DELETING ONE POLICE OFFICER POSITION, PROVIDING A
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT FOR THE ADOPTION OF
THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Police Chief has requested the City Council to
readjust and thereafter specify the total number of authorized
civil service positions at each classification in the Police
Department for the remainder of the 1996-1997 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 Chiefs 5
Captains 13
Lieutenants 47
Sergeants 122
Corporal/Detectives 178
Police Officers 823
TOTAL 1,188
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 each 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 1996-1997 or until modified
by subsequent ordinance•
Deputy Chiefs 5
Captains 13
Lieutenants 47
Sergeants 122
Corporal/Detectives** 179
Police Officers* 822
TOTAL 1,188
* Deletes one position
**Creates one new position
SECTION 2
The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum which is
presented contemporaneously with this ordinance is hereby ex-
pressly incorporated herein by reference for further clarification
and explanation of the purposes and intent of the City Council in
its adoption of this ordinance. In addition, it is expressly
stated that this ordinance serves only to adjust the total number
of police officer positions and corporal/detective positions.
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This ordinance shall not operate to increase or decrease the total
authorized number of civil service positions in the Police
Department.
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.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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City of Fort Worth Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
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SUBJECT ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE STRENGTH IN 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 corporal/detective
positions and decreasing the number of police officer positions by one
DISCUSSION
On June 22, 1993, the City Council approved M&C G-10214, which provided for assignment
pay to the seven police officers assigned to the Traffic Investigation Unit These officers are
required to investigate and prepare cases against individuals charged with traffic related offenses
and present them to the District Attorney's Office for prosecution
Due to the transition of this Unit to a criminal investigative function, the department began to
convert the police officer positions to corporal/detective positions as they became vacant On
July 9, 1996, the City Council approved M&C G-1 1513, to convert two of the seven positions
to corporal/detectives
Currently, there is one police officer vacancy in the Traffic Investigation Unit that the department
wishes to fill with acorporal/detective
The department`s authorized civil service strength is as follows
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 13
Lieutenant 47
Sergeant 122
Corporal/Detective 178
Police Officer 823
Total 1,188
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Mayor and Council Communication
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I SUBJECT I ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE STRENGTH IN THE I
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Thus the resulting changes to the department's authorized strength by decreasing one police
officer position and increasing one corporal/detective position will be as follows
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 13
Lieutenant 47
Sergeant 122
Corporal/Detective 179
Police Officer 822
Total 1,188
Since the Traffic Division has been paying assignment pay to the police officer assigned to
investigate traffic related offenses, the cost to add one corporal/detective position will be offset
by the savings accrued from a reduction in the assignment pay
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services 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
Oftice by:
Libby Watson
Originating Department Head:
Thomas Windham
For Additional I.nformation
Contact:
Thomas Windham
FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT
(to)
.6183
4-8385 (from)
GGO1 514010 0356500
4-8385
CITY SECRETARY
APPROYEb
CITY COUNCfI
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