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Consider an ordinance to amend the number of authorized civil service positions for the Killeen Police Department.
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DATE: March 19, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Eva Bark, Executive Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Ordinance to Amend the Number of Authorized Civil Service Positions for the Killeen Police Department
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Texas Local Government Code (TLGC), Chapter 143, became effective in September 1977; this codification represents an effort to present, in a coherent and practical format, the laws and civil service procedures for Texas police and fire departments. The civil service system was established in the City of Killeen in an election duly called and lawfully conducted on August 13, 1977. The rules and regulations of TLGC Chapter 143 apply to all classified police and fire officers.
One of the provisions of TLGC, Chapter 143, is that the municipality's governing body establishes the civil service classifications by ordinance. This ordinance, as adopted by the governing body, further prescribes the number of positions in each classification [TLGC 143.021(a)].
The Killeen Police Department is requesting to reclass four (4) Police Officer positions to four (4) Police Sergeant positions to support the Killeen PD Real Time Crime Center. The Real-Time Crime Center will be housed at the Killeen PD Headquarters, and it will be staffed with two call-takers and one classified supervisor (Police Sergeant). The Killeen PD Real Time Crime Center software (Fusus) has been approved by the Killeen City Council and the Killeen PD has begun receiving some of the required hardware. To support this effort, the Killeen PD is requesting this reclass.
The Killeen Police Department currently has 264 total authorized positions. There are 222 authorized Police Officer positions and 26 authorized Police Sergeant positions. The requested reclass will reduce the number of Police Officer positions by 4 and will increa...
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