Title
Consider an ordinance to amend the number of authorized civil service positions for the Killeen Police Department.
Summary
DATE: October 4, 2022
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 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)].
During the FY 2023 budget presentation, the plan to fund four (4) additional Police Officers and one (1) additional Police Sergeant for the Police Department positions was discussed. The attached ordinance increases the Police Officer authorizations by four (4) and the Police Sergeants authorizations by one (1). Authorizations align with the approved FY 2023 budget. The overall impact to the efficient functioning of the police department will be addressed through a more efficient distribution of responsibilities.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
1) To not increase the number of Police Officer authorizations by four (4) and Police Sergeant authorizations by one (1).
2) To increase the number of Police Officer authorizations by four (4) and Police Sergeant authorizations by one (1).
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
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