20-1919ORDINANCE NO.20-1919
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING
CLASSIFICATIONS AND POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT: CREATING AND
ABOLISHING CERTAIN POSITIONS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 19-2943 RELATING
TO ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATIONS AND PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OF
POSITIONS IN EACH CLASSIFICATION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING
REPEALER, CUMULATIVE, AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 143.021, Texas Local Government Code, the City
Council of the City of Denton, is required by ordinance to prescribe the number of positions in
each classification for Police Department personnel; and
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2019, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 19-2943
adopting and approving a schedule of Authorized Positions relating to classification of police
officers; and
WHEREAS, since the passage of Ordinance No. 19-2943, the Police Department has
updated the titles and number of positions designated for certain classifications of Police
Department personnel, and have submitted the revisions to the City Council for review and
approval based on the Department’s determination that these changes are in the Department’s best
interest; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered these updated classification titles and
numbers and has found these changes to be in the City’s best interest and accordingly has
determined that Ordinance No. 19-2943 should be repealed and the following classification titles
and total number of positions in the Police Department should be adopted; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 19-2943 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts and approves the following civil service
classifications of the Denton Police Department and the number of positions in each classification
is established as follows:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Assistant Chief
Deputy Chief
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Police Officer
1
2
11
22
167
TOTAL: 203
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SECTION 3. The number of positions in the civil service classification of Lieutenant in
Section 2 of this ordinance is an increase of one (1) from the number in existence immediately
before the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. The number of positions in the civil service classification of Police Officer
in Section 2 of this ordinance is an increase of seven (7) from the number in existence immediately
before the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to Section 143.085, Texas Local Government Code, the City
Council hereby abolishes the civil service position of Recruit.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City
of Denton, except where the provisions of the ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance, shall be declared unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance,
since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this
ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
Section 8. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval as provided by law.
The motion to approve this Ordinance was made by and
seconded by ToV\{\ R I('LA , the Ordinance was passed and approved by the
following vote [b - 1]:
Aye
-JL
V/
34
V’
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Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Chris Watts:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1 :
Keely G. Briggs, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3 :
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5 :
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED thi, th, Byb_ d,y ,f_QJJNM’_, 2020.
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ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL. CITY ATTORNEY