Res 051-2019 Extending Leave of Office Timothy Putney 5/21/2019
Resolution No. 51-2019
Resolution extending the leave of Officer Timothy Putney pursuant to Texas
Local Government Code § 143.073
WHEREAS, Timothy Putney, a Wichita Falls Police Officer, was injured in the line of duty
on July 11, 2017, while he was attempting to detain a juvenile suspect who was actively resisting
and,
WHEREAS, Section 143.073 of the TLGCprovides:
EXAS OCAL OVERNMENT ODE
of Duty Illness or Injury Leave of Absence
(a) A municipality shall provide to a fire fighter or police officer a leave of
absence for an illness or injury related to the person's line of duty. The
leave is with full pay for a period commensurate with the nature of the line
of duty illness or injury. If necessary, the leave shall continue for at least
one year.
At the end of the one-year period, the municipality's governing body
(b)
may extend the line of duty illness or injury leave at full or reduced
pay
. If the fire fighter's or police officer's leave is not extended or the
person's salary is reduced below 60 percent of the person's regular monthly
salary, and the person is a member of a pension fund, the person may
retire on pension until able to return to duty.
(c) If pension benefits are not available to a fire fighter or police officer who is
temporarily disabled by a line of duty injury or illness and if the year at full
pay and any extensions granted by the governing body have expired, the
fire fighter or police officer may use accumulated sick leave, vacation time,
and other accrued benefits before the person is placed on temporary leave.
(d) If a fire fighter or police officer is temporarily disabled by an injury or illness
that is not related to the person's line of duty, the person may use all sick
leave, vacation time, and other accumulated time before the person is
placed on temporary leave.
(e) After recovery from a temporary disability, a fire fighter or police officer shall
be reinstated at the same rank and with the same seniority the person had
before going on temporary leave. Another fire fighter or police officer may
voluntarily do the work of an injured fire fighter or police officer until the
person returns to duty; and,
WHEREAS the
Rules Section 143.073(1) provide that temporary leave shall not exceed one year; and,
WHEREAS, one-year minimum leave period will expire in mid-June or
early July e to work on a part-time basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The injury leave provided to Officer Timothy Putney pursuant to Texas Local Government
Code §143.073 is extended for one year at the salary percentage of 100%, less any state-
approved benefits.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21 day of May, 2019.
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M A Y O R
ATTEST:
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City Clerk