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ORDINANCE NO. 1285
AN 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
which shall be subject to the provisions of said po1icemans 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:
Classification
Number of Authorized
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 18,732 19,318 20,290
Sergeant 19,942 20,889 21,837 22,782
Lieutenant 21,837 22,782 23,730 24,677
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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
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City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, clause
or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section,
sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
invalid.
Section Six: The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the
date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council
was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall
of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting
as required by the Open Meeting Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Re-
vised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this ordinance and the subject. matter ,thereof has been discussed,
considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further
ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the con-
tents and posting thereof.
Section Seven: This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after October 1, 1981.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 16th day of September
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1981.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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