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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 12458 ORDINANCE NO. ~~'7~~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (AS AMENDED); PROVIDING FOR TAE PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT PAY TO POLICE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO PERFORM THE SPECIALIZED DUTIES AS RANGEMASTER FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WEAPONS RANGE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT CREATE A NEW CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION OR VACANCY; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE. BE IT HEREBY KNOWN: WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has advised the City Council of the ongoing operations of the Police Department, and particularly in regard to the specialized operation and needs of the Police Depart- ment's Weapons Range which provides initial firearms training and subsequent in-service qualification in the use of firearms; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that those individuals in the Police Department who are from time to time assigned to perform the specialized duties and functions as the Rangemaster who oversees the daily operations of the Weapons Range are deserving of additional compensation by way of assignment pay; and WHEREAS, Chapter 143.042 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes the Council to provide for additional compensation in the form of assignment pay for persons performing specialized functions or duties within the Police Department, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Chapter 27 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), is hereby amended by adding a new Section 27-32 to read as follows: "Sec. 27-32. Assignment Pay - Rangemaster of Police Depart- ment Weapons Range "(a) The Police Chief may designate individuals in the Police Department for assignment to the specialized duties as the Rangemaster of the Police Weapons Range. A Police Officer so assigned will perform the following additional and special- ized functions; (1) Plan, direct, supervise and participate in the daily operations of the Weapons Range and the Department's overall program of firearms training and qualifi- cation; (2) Acquire and demonstrate a significant amount of specialized technical expertise relating to firearms, the training of new personnel in the use of firearms, as well as the subsequent in-service qualificaton of police officers; and (3) Perform other specialized duties relating to the operation of the Weapons Range as assigned by the Police Chief. "(b) A Police Officer who performs the above specialized functions as the Rangemaster shall receive in addition to their regular base salary an additional sum of one hundred twenty and no/100 dollars ($120.00) per month. 'Base salary' shall be the amount as shown in the City's salary schedule for the current fiscal year." SECTION 2. This ordinance does not create any new civil service classified positions {ranks) within the Police Department. This ordinance does not operate to create any new civil service vacancies at any existing classified position within the Police Department. This ordinance does not increase or diminish the overall number of authorized civil service positions in the Police Department. SECTION 3. The Mayor and Council Communication ( "M & C" ) which is presented contemporaneously with this ordinance is hereby expressly incorpo- rated herein by reference for further clarification and explanation of the purposes and intent of the Council in their adoption of this ordinance. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of 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 such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. 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 unconsti- tutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 6. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and Section One above into the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect beginning the next payroll period after its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: q~,~r city A-~-roaNS~ Date • /hA~RCN f8~ 199b ADOPTED • °LJ._ EFFECTIVE: City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Commacnication DAIS REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 04/02/96 **(T-11440 35RANGE 1 of 2 SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT PAY FOR RANGEMASTER AT POLICE WEAPONS RANGE RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached amendment to Chapter 27, of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), providing for the payment of assignment pay for the Police Officer position assigned by the Chief of Police to the Police Weapons Range DISCUSSION Section 143 042 (d1 of the Local Government Code of the Police and Fire Civil Service Act permits the City Council to authorize assignment pay for police officers performing specialized functions in their department The amount of the assignment pay must be established by ordinance and is in addition to the police officer's regular pay Such an ordinance may set criteria that provides for payment only to a police officer on a special assignment Chief Thomas R Windham has requested an amendment to Chapter 27, Code of the City of Fort Worth, establishing assignment pay for the Police Officer position assigned to the Weapons Range The attached amendment permits the Chief of Police to designate that Police Officer who will be assigned to that position The Police Department has an authorized Corporal position at the Weapons Range who is designated as the Rangemaster However, the Corporal who occupied that position has been promoted to Sergeant and placed in another assignment The Rangemaster position is required to provide training and technical expertise to all civil service personnel which includes training new personnel in the use of their duty weapons and conducting in-service qualification twice a year Currently, the department has a police officer assigned to the Weapons Range who has the necessary training and expertise for this position Since the authorized position is that of a Corporal, the Chief of Police is requesting assignment pay for the Police Officer who has the necessary qualifications to perform this specialized assignment Therefore, the Police Officer position currently assigned to the Weapons Range is recommended to receive assignment pay for the remainder of the fiscal year The Police Officer so designated shall receive S 120 per month This ordinance .does not create, by implication or otherwise, any new classified positions, vacancies or ranks within the Police Department Funds required to implement the assignment pay for the remainder of the fiscal year total $840 Printed on Recycled Paper City of Fort Wordy Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE 04/02/96 REFERENCE NUMBER **G-11440 LOG NAME 35RANGE PAGE 2 of 2 SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT PAY FOR RANGEMASTER AT POLICE WEAPONS RANGE FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that funds required for this expenditure is available in the current operating budget of the General Fund LW a Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to} ' APPROVE Libby Watson 6183 D ~~ w • , ` Originating Department Head: ~ 0U ~~ ` NC AP ~ Thomas Windham 4-8385 (from) IA 2 9~6 GGOI 514330 0352501 $840.00 ~y„ • , ~ For Additional Information ~ CatfB~~of ~ Contact: Cite Ol FOSt Worth,'l+ax~ Thomas Windham 4-8385 Printed on Reryded Paper Adopted Ordnance No. -