21 - Confirmation of Interim Police Chief and Interim Fire Chief

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Item No. 21 KER�M-�M TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Grayson Path, City Manager SUBJECT: CONFIRMATION OF INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMATION OF INTERIM FIRE CHIEF DATE: August 24, 2020 16.1 X161 X0 In consultation with our retained Civil Service Legal Counsel, the Interim Chief of Police and Interim Fire Chief need to be appointed by the chief executive and confirmed by the Governing Body in order to serve in these Department Head roles. This is pursuant to Texas Local Government Code 143.013(a)(1) which says "(a) Unless elected, each department head is: (1) appointed by the municipality's chief executive and confirmed by the municipality's governing body;". Chapter 143 is in essence the Civil Service Commission Code that governs the City of Paris Fire Department and Police Department. This is a housekeeping and cleanup agenda request. While Interim Fire Chief Thomas McMonigle and Interim Chief of Police Randy Tuttle were announced to serve in these roles, the City Council was not asked to confirm them via vote. Thomas McMonigle has served in the role as Interim Fire Chief since October 2019 and Randy Tuttle has served in the role as Interim Chief of Police since July 2020. STATUS OF ISSUE: In order to be in compliance with Local Government Code and Civil Service Code, the City Manager is requesting that the City Council vote to confirm Thomas McMonigle as the Interim Fire Chief and Randy Tuttle as the Interim Chief of Police. This will allow them to fulfill these duties in compliance with law. The City Manager is currently advertising for the Fire Chief position and will follow this process by advertising for the Chief of Police position.