HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 585 - ORD Finding & Determining Chief of Police & Director Personnel Two New Positions recommended
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ORDINANCE NO. 585
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AN ORDINANCE FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE CHIEF OF
POLICE AND DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL HAVE RECOMMENDED WE
CREATION OF '!WO NEW POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, FINDING~ AND
DETERMINING ,'fRAT IT WILL BE TO WE BEST INTEREST OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT' TO CREATE SUCH POSITIONS; CREATING 'IWO
NEW POSITIONS IN, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EACH POSITION TO BE
KNOWN AS "CAPTAIN"; DEFINING THE AUTHORITY OF THE HOLDERS
OF SUCH POSITION; PROVIDING FOR THEIR REMUNERATION; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Chief of ,Police and 'the Director of Personnel of the
City of .west University Place, Texas, have here,tofore made studies of the
organization of the personnel of the Police,Department of the City of West
University Place, Texas, and have embodied the conclusions drawn from their
studies'in a recommeildation to the City"Gommission of the City of West
University Place, T~xas, that two new. offices be created in the Police
Depa'rtment as intermediary offices between the Chief of Police and the positions
of Patrolmen; and
WHER~S, it appears from the study made by the Chief of IJolice and
the Director of Personnel and from an independent investigation of the matter
conducted by the City Commission that it would be advisable and' to the best
interest of the Police Department to at all times have a person on duty
charged with the responsibility and clothed with the authority to direct the
Patrolmen in their ordinary course of conduct and to make decisions upon
mat~rs arising out of the ordinary course of conduc t; and
WH~EAS, ~he,City Commission finds that it is impossible for the
Chief of Police to be on hand at all hours of the day and night to make
decisions and direct the work of the Patrolmen of the Police force and the
City Commission further finds that it ,is advisable to have an administrative
officer in charge of the Patrolmen on each tour of duty with authority to
make decisions and give directions to the Patrolmen in the absence of the
'Chief of Police; .and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission of the City of
West University Place to create two new offices in the Police Department of
the City of West University Place, Texas, and to differentiate between the
office and position of "Patrolmen", and.the office of the two new positions
by giving the holders of such positions the name of nCaptain", such nomen-
clature being but an arbitrary choice upon the part of the Commission,and in
no ways indicative of comparable authority, position and salary of the holders
of such officers bearing such name in larger metropolitan areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS,
I. That there is a need for and there is hereby created two
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new offices in the Police Department .o'f the City of West University Place, J.
Texas, such offices to be intermediary offices between the Chief of Police
and the Patrolmen, and the holder of each of such offices shall be known as
a "Captain". of the Police Department.
2. Each such Captain shall be delegated such power and authority
as the Chief of Police of ' the City of West'University'Place, Texas, shall
see fit to delegate and each such officer shall be responsible directly to
the Chief of Police and to the Director of Personnel of the City of West
University Place.
3. Each of such positions shall carry an additional remuneration
over and above the remuneration paid to Patrolmen and such additional
.remuneration shall be tha.t 'which is recommended by the Director of Personnel
and the Chief of police, jointly~ and approved by the Personnel Board and
'adopted by the City Commission.
4. The rieed'for the positions hereby created forms a public'
emergency and therefore this ordinance shall be passed finally on the date
of its introduction this the lOth day of September, 1951, and shall take'
effect immediately upon its passage and approval of the Mayor.
PASSED this the lOth day of September A. D. 1951.
CbMMISSIONERS . Hangs 9 MOOney and Nisbet
ancl.Mayor Terry'
voting aye.
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APPROVED this the 10th day of September A. D. 1951.
ATTEST:
Ci ty Secre tary
~PPRDVED AS ro FORM: .
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