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ORDINANCE NO. 5941
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE II
"CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED SERVICE" OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
APPENDIX "I" OF SAID ARTICLE TO CHANGE THE TITLE OF THE
CLASSIFICATION OF THE RANK IMMEDIATELY BELOW THAT OF
CHIEF OF POLICE FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE TO
CAPTAIN; PRESCRIBING FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE POSITIONS IN
THE CAPTAIN CLASSIFICATION; PROVIDING THAT THE TWO
EXISTING PERSONS IN THIS CLASSIFICATION RETAIN THE
TITLE OF ASSISTANT CHIEF UNTIL THEIR RETIREMENT; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown conducted a comprehensive study
of the Baytown Police Department; and
WHEREAS, said study concluded that in order to strengthen
the chain of command, balance command responsibility, and provide
the Chief of Police with a broader command staff, the City of
Baytown should create three additional positions within the
classification immediately below that of Chief of Police, that
these three positions should be titled "Captain" and that they
should be on an equal rank with the Assistant Chief of Police;
NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Appendix "I" of Chapter 8, Art. II of
"Classification Plan for Classified Service" of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by renaming
the classification immediately below Chief of Police of the
Baytown Police Department from "Assistant Chief of Police" to
"Captain."
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown
hereby prescribes for a total of five Captain positions in the
City of Baytown Police Department.
Section 3: That the two existing persons in this
classification retain the title of Assistant Chief until their
retirement.
Section 4: That upon the two existing positions in this
classification becoming vacant the positions shall be filled with
Captains by testing as provided by Chapter 143 of the Local
Government Code.
Section 5: That the Captain classification in Appendix I as
provided for in Ordinance 560 is hereby repealed to conform with
the above classification.
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Section 6: 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 1st day of August,
1991.
A`rTEST.
EILEEN P. 'HALIL, City Clerk
ACIO RAMIRE , SR., City Attorney
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ETT O. HUTTO, Mayor