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a 1 _ . C~ ~, ~ ~~~ ~ CITY OF LA FORTE ~ , _ ~~. $i- .,.~ ~ '~ r,., PHONE ( 7131 471.5020 • P. O. Box 1 1 15 • Lq FORTE. TExws 77571 . ~ ~ ~ R~ p.^ 1 . F ~ ?} p, ~_ r _ l n~, r e T t ~ i ' . r .~',"r. ~ a . ;. te;. - : . +... December 3, 1981 Honorable Mayor and - City Council 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas 77571 Dear Mayor and Council: Further to our letter of October 22, 1981, we wish to advise you that the Civil Service Commission has completed its study of proposed classifications for the La Porte Police Department. We respectfully submit the following for City Council review and action: CLASSIFICATION POSITIONS Police Officer lg Sergeant 6 Lieutenant 2 Assistant Chief of Police l The justification and reasons for our recommendations are as follows: • (a) Police Officer: We believe the classification of Police Officer more clearly defines a position within the Police Department rather than emphazing only patrol duties. Such a classification also services the purpose of not using the masculine gender. We also recommend increasing the number of authorized positions to 18 due to our recom- mendations as noted below on Sergeants. (b) Sergeant: We do not recommend a classification change but rather a decrease in the number of authorized positions. Current police administration plans call for three (3) Sergeants to be assigned to the criminal investigation section. In a meeting with representatives of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE), they. strongly recommended only one Sergeant position . be created in criminal investigation and all other manpower needs for this functional area be performed by Police Officers assigned to this section. This structure would allow the Chief of Police flexibility in assigning Police Officers to criminal investigation. It also has a positive effect on allowing work assignments for the purpose of training and developing police department employees. ~~