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2018-001 Revising Chapter 26 Relating to Assignment Pay in the Police DepartmentAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARTS, TEXAS, AMENDING OF PARIS ODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING CHAPTER 26, y r "ASSIGNMENTPAY," O SAID CODE RELATING TO ASSIGNMENT PAY IN THE PARIS' POLICE DEPARTMENT BY DELETING REFERENCES TO A K-9 OFFICER AND TO THE DRUG w' ASSISTANT COMMANDER; B ESTABLISHING ASSIGNMENT PAY INTHE AMOUNT Ow� $87.50 PER MONTH w!'.. PARTICIPATION EACH OF SWAT/HOSTAGE: AND ACCIDENT Y I,... w! . w. , PROVIDING y REPEALER IY yY CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,+ SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING M L EFFECTIVE w i WHEREAS, Sections 143'.041-143.043 of Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code, the Civil Service Act, authorizes municipalities covered by said Act to compensate police officers with assignment pay, in addition to their base pay, when performing the duties and responsibilities of the position; and WHEREAS, Chapter 21, Article 1, Section 26-6, `Assignment pay," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, pro'vid'es for assignment pay within the Paris Police Department ("the Department'); and WHEREAS, changes within the Department since said Section 26-6 was last amended in 2008 necessitate further amendments to reflect the current composition and extra -duty assignments of the Department; and WHEREAS, the Department's K-0 officer is now compensated by work schedule allowances and the position of drug task force assistant commander has been eliminated., the Council finds that references to both positions should be deleted from the ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Department maintains a SWAT/Hostage Negotiation Unit and an Accident Reconstruction Unit, both of which require the officerswho serve thereon to possess additional training, skills and certifications; and WHEREAS, maximum staffing for the SWAT/Hostage Negotiation Unit and the Accident Reconstruction Unit combined is twenty (20) officers; and WHEREAS, Council finds that in recognition of the additional training, skills and certifications required for officers serving in each of the SWAT/Hostage Negotiation) and Accident Reconstruction Units, it is appropriate to provide officers serving in each such unit assignment pay in the amount $87.50 per month ($1050.00 per year) over and above each officer's base pay amount; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Chapter 26, Article 1, Section 26-6, "Assignment pay" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Sec. 26-6. - Assignment pay. "Members of the police department, with the exception of the head of the department, shall be entitled to receive assignment pay, as permitted in Local Government Code, Sections 143.041, 143.042, and 143.043, as amended, as, follows: "(a) Field training officer. "(1) 'Field training officer' shall mean a member of the police department who is assigned to and performs the duties and responsibilities of the field training officers program. "(2) The field training officer shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of $46.153 per pay period when performing the duties and responsibilities of the position. "(3) The assignment pay provided by this section shall be in addition to the regular pay received by the member or members of the police department assigned as the field training officer. "(b) Crime prevention officer, "(1) 'Crime prevention officer' shall mean a member of the police department who is assigned to and performs the duties and responsibilities of the crime prevention officers program. "(2) The crime prevention officer shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) per pay -period. "(3) The assignment pay provided by this section shall be in addition to the regular pay received by the member or members of the police department assigned as the crime prevention officer, '°(c) Dispatcher training officer. "(1) 'Dispatcher training officer' shall mean a member of the police department who is assigned to and performs the duties and responsibilities of the dispatcher training officers program., "(2) The dispatcher training officer shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of six dollars twenty-five cents ($6,25) per day when performing tile duties and responsibilities of the, position. "(3) The assignment pay provided by this section shall be in addition to the regular pay received by the member, or members of the police department assigned as the dispatcher training officer. "(d) SWAT Officer / Hostage Negotiator "(1.) 'SWAT Officer' shall mean a member of the police department who is assigned gned to and performs the duties and responsibilities of the Special Weapons and Tactical. Team Officer. "(2) 'Hostage Negotiator' shall mean member of the police department who is assigned to the Hostage Negotiation Team and is a part of the SWAT team, "(3) SWAT Officers and Hostage Negotiators shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of $43,75 per pay period when assigned to the team. "(4) The assignment pay provided by this section shall be in addition to the regular pay received by the member or members of the police department assigned as a SWAT Officer or Hostage negotiator. "(e) Accident ReconstrUctionist "(1) 'Accident Reconstructionist' shall mean a member of the police department who is assigned to and performs the duties and responsibilities of the Accident Investigation Team. "'(2) An Accident Reconstructionist shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of $4175 per pay period when assigned to the AM "(3) The assignment pay provided by this section shall be in addition to the regular pay received by the member or members of the police department assigned as an Accident Reconstructionist." Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Pat -is, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue,, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. Section 5. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance. Section 6. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd clay of January, 2018 7- .�ggaa rear Stever ' Offford, Mayor 4 11 ATTEST. ice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED ASTO FORM: Stephanie H. Hari -is, City Attorney