1970-026 NO 7e ~ &
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVFRSITY CAMPUS
PATROLMEN TO ENFORCE ALL TRAFFIC LAWS WITHIN A PARTICULAR DES-
CRIBED AREA, PROVIDING THAT SUCH PATROLMFN SHALL NOT BE EMPLOY-
EES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, NOR BE ENTITLED TO ANY COMPEN-
SATION FROM THE CITY OF DFNTON, TEXAS, FOR SERVICES PERFORMED,
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN FFFFCTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the commzssloned and bonded campus security per-
sonnel of North Texas State University are peace officers, auth-
orized under the provzslons of Revised Czvll Statutes Artzcle
29193 to preserve the public peace, protect the property of the
State of Texas, and enforce all traffic and parking laws, w~th
all the powers, prlvzleges and zmmunltles of peace officers while
on property under the control and ]urlsdzctlon of sazd Unzverslty,
and
WHEREAS, it ls in the public ~ntere~t that the aforesaid campus
patrolmen be authorzzed to enforce traffic and parking laws and re-
gulations beyond the existing control and jurIsdiction of sald
Unlverslty, but within the lmmedzate area and neighborhood of same,
now therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TFXAS, HERFBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That each commlsszoned peace officer regularly employed by
North Texas State University, including future employed, who is
bonded as requzred by qectlon 3 Revised Czvll Statutes Article
29193 after taking and fzlzng the oath required of peace officers
by the Constltutlon of the State of Texas is hereby authorized to
carry arms zn the performance of h~s duties, and to enforce all
traffic and parkzng laws of %h~ City of Denton and the State of
Texas, subject to the llmltat~ons set forth zn Sectzon 2 of thls
ordinance, in, upon, and adjacent to, the following public streets
(a) All the publlc streets of the City of Denton being
situated within the area czrcumscrlbed by West Oak,
Welch, West Hlckory, Bernard, Eagle Drive, Interstate
Highway 35 E, and Bonnze Brae ~treets,
(b) West Oak from Bonnie Brae to Welch Streets,
(c) Welch from West Oak to West Hickory Street~,
(d) West Hickory from Bonnie Brae to Bernard Street~
(e) Bernard from West Hickory to Eagle Drive ~treets,
(f) Fagle Drive from Bernard Street to Interstate High-
way 35E~
(g) North service (access) road of Interstate Highway
35 F from Fagle Dr~ve to Bonnie Brae qtreets, and
(h) Bonnie Brae from Interstate Highway 35 F to West
Oak Street
SECTION II
Provided, however, that this extension of police jurisdic-
tion of said campus peace officers shall apply to enforcement of
traffic laws and ordinances only, except when otherwise authoriz-
ed in writing by the Chief of Police of the City of Denton, and,
provided further, that each such campus peace officer shall comply
with all orders g~ven by the City Chief of Police which concern
law enforcement within the above described area, whether emergency
or routine, and failure to comply w~th any such order is declared
to be grounds for ~mmedlate revocation of this ordinance by the
Councll of the City of Denton
SECTION III
That nothing in this ordinance shall be so construed as
to render any such North Texas State University employee an
employee of the City of Denton, Texas, or so as to subject any
such employee to the d~sclpllne of the Denton Police Department,
or so as to create any rights or l~ablllt~es for any such em-
ployee under %he Flremen's and Pollcemen's Civil Service Act, and
no suoh employee shall be entltled to any compensation from the
City of Denton, Texas, for any act performed, or any l~ablllty
or injury incurred in the performance of his duties, it being the
purpose and intent of this ordinance only to extend the physical
jurisdiction of North Texas ~tate University peace officers in a
limited manner
SECTION IV
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction
such invalidity shall not affect any provision or applIcation of
this ordinance which can be given affect w~thout the ~nval~d pro-
v~s~on or application, and to this end the provisions of this ord
· nance are declared to be severable
SECTION V
That this ordinance shall become effective ~mmedlatel¥ upon
its passage
PASSFD and APPROVED this the // day of { ~~ ,
A D 1970
ALFXANDER M FINLAY, JR , MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST/f ~ ~
BRO~ HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
J~ Q BARTON, C~TY ATTORNEY
fY OF DENTON, TEXAS