Ordinance No. 12,899ORDINANCE NO. 12,899
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12,721 PRESCRIBING THE
NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION "SERVICE GROUP -
POLICE" TO UPDATE THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN EACH
CLASSIFICATION; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Section 143.021(a) of the Texas Local Government Code requires that the
City Council by ordinance prescribe the classifications of all police officers by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council last prescribed the classifications of all police officers and
the number of positions in each classification of the Police Department on November 17, 2014,
via Ordinance No. 12,721 as follows:
Chiefof Police ................................................... ..............................1
AssistantChief ................................................... ..............................3
(in accordance with Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government
Code, 2 appointed assistant chief positions and 1 tested assistant chief
position)
Lieutenant ..................................... ...............................
8
Sergeant ....................................... ...............................
16
Patrol Off icer ................................... .............................13
9• a nd
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend a classification in "Service Group -
Police" to increase the number of positions in the Sergeant Classification by one (1) while
reducing the number of positions in the Patrol Officer Classification by one (1) in order to ensure
the proper span of control and efficient supervision in the Police Department; NOW
THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 12,721, passed the 17th day of November,
2014, relating to the number of positions in the Classification "Service Group - Police," is hereby
amended to read as follows:
That the number of positions in each classification in the police
department shall be as follows:
Chiefof Police ................................................... ..............................1
AssistantChief ................................................... ..............................3
(in accordance with Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government
Code, 2 appointed assistant chief positions and 1 tested assistant chief
position)
Lieutenant ..................................... ...............................
8
Sergeant ....................................... ...............................
17
PatrolOfficer ................................... .............................13 8
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 91h day of July, 2015.
ATTEST:
LETICIA BRYSCH,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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