Ord 078-2004 9/21/2004ORDINANCE NO. 9S - 3C0 4
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 70 -33 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CLASSIFIED
PERSONNEL IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, Section 143.021(a) of the TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNi CODE rer♦uires
that the governing body of a city must establish the number of personnel in the
classified position of the police department in each classification; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to increase the number of
classified personnel within the police department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT.
SECTION 1 . Section 70 -33 of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinan Is hereby
amended to read as follows.
"Sec. 70 -33. Classification under civil service.
(a) The following positions in the police department are classified under civil
service in compliance with V T.C.A., Local Government Code § 143 021(a):
TABLEINSET:
Classcation Title
Number of Positions
158
Police officer
Police sergeant
24
Police lieutenant
7
Police captain
3
Police deputy chief
2
(b) No other person employed by the city may be classified as holding a
position under civil service with the police department l'
S ECTION 2 , It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required bylaw
this the 21" day of September, 2004.
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MAYOR
ATTEST.
City Clerk