1981-09-16 Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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ORDINANCE NO. 1285 RN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING POLICEMANS CIVIL SERVICE; ESTABLISHING CLASSIFICATIONS; NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED POSITIONS IN EACH CLASSIFI- CATION; ESTABLISHING PAY SCHEDULES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILiTY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section One: This ordinance is enacted pursuant to the adoption of the Policemans Civil Service Act (V.A.T.S. 1269 m) by the citizens of La Porte in a referendum election of April 4, 1981. The provision of said Act are to be fully implemented upon the effective date of this ordinance. Section Two: There are hereby created-the following classi- fications of employees within the La Porte Police Department i which shall be subject to the provisions of said Policemans Civil Service Act, to-wit: .Patrolman, Sergeant, Lieutenant. Section Three: There are hereby established the following number of authorized positions in each of the foregoing classifi- cations, to-wit: Number of Authorized Classification Positions Patrolman 16 Sergeant 8 Lieutenant 3 Section Four: There are hereby established the following annual-pay schedules for each classification, based upon time of service within said classification, to-wit: ~~ Salary per Year Under 6 mo. or until Completion of Police Under Over Over Over Academy 12 mo. 12 mo~,~;,,~24 mo. 36 mo. Patrolman $16, 284 17, 424 18,~~3zA'"""19, 318 20, 290 Sergeant 19,942 20,889 21,837. 22,782 Lieutenant 21,837 22,782 23,730 24,677 .\ Section Five: If any sentence, phrase, clause, or part of any this ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such • invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordi- nance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this