Ord 3736 10/7/1980 ORDINANCE NO. 17J
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24-21 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POLICE
LIEUTENANTS, POLICE SERGEANTS AND POLICE OFFICERS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of Section 24-21 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls is hereby
amended to read as follows:
" (a) The following positions in the Police Department
are classified under civil service in compliance with Section
8 of Article 1269m of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,
as amended, and they are hereby set out as follows:
Classification - Title Number of Positions
Police Officer 117
Police Sergeant 22
Police Lieutenant 7
Police Captain 2
SECTION 2. The fact that these additional lieutenants,
sergeants and officers are needed for more effective law
enforcement and to protect the public' s welfare, creates
an emergency; and this ordinance is declared an emergency
measure and shall be effective upon its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of October, 1980
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
City Clerk