Ord 097-2005 12/6/2005ORDINANCE NO. qtt- ao os
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 70 -33 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, IDENTIFYING THE CLASSIFICATIONS AND NUMBER
OF POSITIONS IN EACH CLASSIFICATION FOR THE WICHITA
(FALLS 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 GOVERNMENT CODE requires
that the governing body of a city must establish by ordinance the classifications and the
number of positions in each classification; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to establish the classification of
Police Trainee; and,
WHEREAS, the number of Police Trainee positions will be dependent upon the
staffing needs of the Police Department; and,
WHEREAS, the staff recommends adopting an ordinance to reflect these
changes in the classified police positions; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the matter and deems it in the
public interest to authorize this action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
S ECTION 1 . The City Council establishes the following classifications and the
number of positions for civil service positions in the police department. Section 70 -33 of
the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances 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):
CLASSIFICATION TITLE NUMBER OF POSITIONS
Police Trainee As Required
Police officer 156
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."
SECTION 2 . It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 6" day of December, 2005.
ATTEST:
�y Clerk
MAYOR