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~ :' t , ~ 5 • ~ ~~ r I „" - t.F,? 't !i I, ~~~'~" RESOLUTION N4. 91-01 "~ i~ :. y. Iii ` ~~ ~; ''~. A~': ESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL O~ THE CITY OF LA PORT.# TEXAS, S pPORTING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE'S PROPOSED AMEND ENTS TO '~`~~AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 143 (MUNICIPAL CIVI SERVICE A", R') TO RESTORE PROPER AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT TO LE SLATORS PRESENTING THE LA PORTE AREA TO ADOPT AND SUPP T SUCH ISLATION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREO r~;l' WHEREAS, TEX.L.GOV'T CODE Chapter 143, hereinafter ~eferred t,~ as the Municipal Civil Service Act. was originall l enacted f rty-three years ago to prevent mismanagement of police nd fire d'~partments, and was a needed and well-intentioned statu and rs ~, ~~' WHEREAS, the numerous amendments to this law made by ~ e Texas ,gislature since 1947 have eroded the ability of local go rnments effectively and responsibly manage their police d fire c~''t~artments under the Municipal Civil Service Act; and m!'i, WHEREAS, since 1947, politics have been reinstated in o police a''d fire operations through the large campaign contrib ions of `'lice and fire union organizations made to encourag various endments limiting the management ability of local gover •' nt; and „i ,~~~" WHEREAS, the Municipal Civil Service Act should be a nded to 'ovide for hiring and promotion using means other thane' trictly p`itten exams, therefore allowing municipalities to in,'rporate ~firmative action plans in their police and fire departm' ts; and a, ''"' WHEREAS, the Municipal Civil Service Act should be a ended to ~,l ovide that a municipality may remove itself from the req 'rements ~~ ~ the Act using the same method that is used to adopt I he Act, erefore allowing cities to remove themselves from a ovision "ich has changed dramatically sine it was originally c ated by ;'e Texas Legislature; and a ~; WHEREAS, the experience of numerous cities across a State ` `th the use of hearing examiners unider the Municipal Civi Service ~'t has proven the hearing examiner system a failure,",in that ` lice chiefs and fire chiefs havenlost management autho 'ty over eir own employees, with a result;~ng loss in the effic, ncy and fectiveness of public safety depa tments in those citi 'subject the Municipal Civil Service Acts and ~ ~~ ~ WHEREAS, the proposed amendments will assist the C' of ' Porte in maintaining efficient,j~effective, well-many police d fire departments, resulting in~~better public safety ~r ~'` ~ Porte citizens, which is the ~oal of both the Cit and the ~ficers in the police and fire department; and s; WHEREAS, a task force composed of elected and admin~ trative ~ficials from cities across the Mate have determined hat ten endments to the Municipal Civil Service Act should be opted to dress these needed changes, a "dopy of such amendme. s being tached hereto. ,' ik r NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE BY THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY OF LA PO '"I'E , TEXAS ~;~ ~~ i;~s Section 1. That the City o La Porte hereby req sts and 'courages the Texas Municipal Lea'~ue, on behalf of the ty of La rte and other cities subject to the Municipal Civil Se :ice Act, coordinate the preparation end submission to t~°e Texas gislature of the amendments to TEX.L.GOV'T.CODE Chapt'y~ 143 as scribed in the attached Exhibit "A". Section 2. That the City of La Porte hereby ages the ~° ~'gislators representing the La Porte area, in the Texas '~~~ islature to su ort and ass the pro osed amendment so that g PP P P ~~ '' ~ eir constituents livin in La Porte will be served b the most g y '''. a fective and efficient public safety departments possib~e. i