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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 12569ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AT EACH CLASSIFICATION TN TAE POLICE DEPARTMENT; RECLASSIFYING TWO POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS INTO CORPORAL/DETECTIVE POSITIONS BY CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL CORPORAL/DETECTIVE POSITIONS AND DELETING TWO POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS; PROVIDING A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT FOR THE ADOPTION 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 each classification in the Police Department for the remainder of the 1995-1996 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 48 Sergeants 124 Corporal/Detectives 176 Police Officers 815 TOTAL 1,181 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(x), 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 1995-1996 or until modified by subsequent ordinance: Deputy Chiefs 5 Captains 13 Lieutenants 48 Sergeants 124 Corporal/Detectives 178 ** Police Officers 813 TOTAL 1,181 * Deletes two positions **Creates two new positions a SECTION 2. The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum which is pre- sented 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 and corporal/detective positions. This ordinance shall not operate to increase or decrease the total 2 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 ordinances .and such Code provisions are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. Tt 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. 3 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: City torney.. Assis~r~+T Date • Jury ZI ~ 14`i(o ADOPTED • ~_~~- ~~ EFFECTIVE: 4 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATI3 RI3FBR8NCB NIINB1sR LOG NAMS PAGR 07/09/96 ,~~ _ 35SERV 1 of 2 SvBJLCT ADJUST THE AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE STRENGTH 1N 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 two the number of authorized Corporal/Detective positions and decreasing the number of Police Officer positions by two 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 Since that time the Police Officers assigned to the unit have received S 120 per month assignment pay due to the additional responsibility investigating and preparing cases for prosecution for traffic related offenses These officers are responsible for the investigation of all fatality accidents, DWI's involving fatalities, hit and run accidents, auto-pedestrian accidents, reckless driving offenses, failure to stop and render aid offenses and driving with license suspended offenses As a result of legislative changes over the past few years, the job of the Traffic Investigator has become more complex Hit and run accidents have become more involved Class B misdemeanor offenses New laws covering intoxicated assault and intoxicated manslaughter have a definite impact on the workload and activities of the unit With these new laws, the resulting case load has required the personnel to become a criminal investigation unit which specializes in traffic- related offenses Personnel assigned to the unit receive training to develop the expertise required to factually and accurately reconstruct accident scenes to ascertain the cause as well as prepare cases for prosecution Due to the transition of this unit to a criminal investigative function, the department desires to convert the police officer positions to corporal/detective positions as they become vacant Currently, there are two police officer vacancies in the Traffic Investigation Unit that the department wishes to fill with corporal/detectives. The department's authorized civil strength is as follows Deputy Chief 5 Captain~~,~~~;,w.q},~ 13 Lieutenant ~,, .... .. 48 i grit; ~ > '-. ~r i J S Sergeant 124 Corpora! Detective 176 Police, Officers 815 -~ ,~, ,; ; yk,Total '~~ 1, 7 81 ti ~ §.: Printed an Reyrded Paper City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DAIS 07/09/96 RSFSRSNCS NIIMSSR **G-1113 LOG NAMB 35SERV PAGS 2 of 2 susJiscT ADJUST THE AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE STRENGTH IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT Thus the resulting changes to the department`s authorized strength by decreasing two Police Officer positions and adding two Corporal/Detective positions will be as follows Deputy Chief 5 Captain 13 Lieutenant 48 Sergeant 124 Corporal Detective 178 Police Officers 813 Total 1,181 Since the Traffic Division Unit has been paying assignment pay to the Police Officers assigned to investigate Traffic related offenses, the costs to add two Corporal/Detective positions will be offset by the savings. accured from a reduction in the assignment pay FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that funds required for this action are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the General Fund LW•f Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) APPROVED Libby Watson 6183 ~ ~ ~0~~~~~ Originating Department Head: - V f ` ~ ~ ' ~ ~ Thomas Windham 4-8385 (from) ~u~ GGOI 514010 0356500 ~ ~ ~ ~ ` ~ ~ ~ ~:A~1°~+ For Additional Information Cl of !-~ Contact: ~1 of pt~st ~~' ~~ Thomas Windham 4-8385 Printed on Regded Paper ~~~` Adopted Ordinance (~o. /~/'"