Ord 1703 10/11/1954ORD IrrAlvcE Igo .
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Atli ORD I l[A CE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE CF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 998,
SEPTEMBER 24, 1928, AND CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY WITH A DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS THE HEAD OF
SUCH DEPARTMENT, WHO SHALL SUPERVISE THE POLICE, FIRE,
INSPECTION, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, AND THE CITY POUND,
TOGETHER WITH THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF AND CLASSIFY-
ING OF SUCH EMPLOYEES; REVOKING ANY ORDINANCES OR
PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; RECCG-
NIING THE CIVIL SERVICE RIGHTS OF THE FIRE AI1D POLICE
DEPARTMENTS; AND PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERLEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby created under the
Administrative Code of the City of Wichita Falls a Director of
Public Safety who shall have supervision of the Police, Fire,
Found., Inspection, and Traffic Engineering, and shalf be under
the direction and appointed by the City ?Manager of the City
of Wichita Falls.
SECTION 2. Said. Director of Public Safety shall be
charged
with
the supervision
of the Police and
Fire
Departments
insofar
as is
consistent with
the Civil Service
Law
as now
adopted by this City, or as the same may be hereafter amended.
SECTION 3. Said Director of Public Safety shall have
charge of his administrative staff which shall consist of the
following classes of employees: Secretary, Chief Clerk, Clerk,
PBX Operator, Dispatcher, Janitor, Utility Ean, and Permit Clerk.
SECTION 4. Said Director of Public Safety shall be
in charge of the City Pound and shall have direct charge of the
Pound Master and Assistant Pound Master, and such other employees
as are employed by, and required for the City Pound.
SECTION 5. The Director of Public Safety shall have
direct charge, control, and supervision of the Inspection Department
of the City of Wichita Falls, consisting of the Fire Marshal, Fire
Inspector, Electrical Inspector, Building Inspector, Plumbing
Inspector, and such other employees as are needed for such inspection
service.
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SECTION 6. The Director of- 'Public Safety shall have
direct charge of the Traffic Engineering Department of the City
of Wichita Falls, the same.to consist of a Traffic Engineer,
Shop and Field Supervisor, Public Relations Officers, 1Meter
Repair Supervisor, Mechanic Operators, Signal Repairmen, and
such other employees as are necessary to the Traffic Engineering
services of the City.
SECTION 7. The Director of Public Safety shall have the
right, and it shall be his duty, to furnish out of his „department
PBX Operators and Dispatchers, together with clerical and secre-
tarial help that may be assigned to do that type of work; that is,
work that is not police work or the duty of firemen, but work that
is incidental to keeping the records and furnishing communications
for such departments, together with the other departments of the
City. In this connection, the Director of Public Safety may place
any employee, save and except police and firemen, at any task to
which such employee is suited, under his jurisdiction.
SECTION 8. The Director of Public Safety shall be
directly responsible to, and appointed by the City Lianager of the
City of Wichita Falls.
SECTION 9. In the absence of any individual in the
Department of Public Safety, either through illness or resignation,
the Director of Public Safety is hereby granted, and is hereby
given the duties of that individual and the authority appertaining
thereto.
SECTION 10. Any ordinances, or parts of ordinances
heretofore passed.in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 11. If any article, paragraph, or portion of
this ordinance is declared void or unconstitutional by a court