HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8490-1983 - Amend. Ch.7 By Adding New Sec 7-35 Related To Appointment Of Persons - 09/08/1983DGV:da ORDINANCE NO. 8490
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CODE OF O INANCES OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION 7-35 P RTAINING TO THE APPOINT-
MENT OF PERSONS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION I DIATELY BELOW THAT OF
POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF IN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEP TMENTS OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has amended the pr visions of Vernon's
An.n.Civ.St., art. 1269m, the Firemen's and Policemen's -C::t_vil Service Act, by
adding thereto a new Section SA, which section allows olfce and fire chiefs
to appoint those persons serving in the classification immediately below
police chief or fire chief; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock meets the criteria fr exercise of such
appointment provision by virtue of having at least fou classifications below
the classification of chief in each department; and
WHEREAS, the police chief and the fire chief desi e to make such appoint-
ments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock eems it to be in the
best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of
Lubbock to enable such appointments by passage of this ordinance; NOW THERE-
FORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBB CK:
SECTION 1. THAT a new Section 7-35 BE and is her by added to the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas, which sectio shall read as follows:
Sec. 7-35. Appointment of assistants to police chef and fire chief.
The police chief and the fire chief shall ha e the authority to
appoint persons to serve in the classification ediately below chief in
accordance with applicable provisions of state la. The number of persons
appointed to serve in such classification shall npt exceed the number
allowed by state law. Any person appointed by a bhief who is subsequently
removed from the position by a chief shall be rei stated in the applicable
department and placed in the same classification, or its equivalent, that
the person held prior to appointment, and retains all rights of seniority
in the department.
SECTION 2. THAT should any section, paragraph, s, ntence, clause, phrase,
or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall·not be fected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby aut orized and directed to
cause publication of the caption of this Ordinance as n alternative means of
publication provided by law.
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AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by City .Council on first reading this 8th day bf. __ ~S~e~e~te~m~b~e~r~_, 1983.
Passed by City Council on se.cond reading this 22ndday ff September , 1983.
. ATTEST.:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Rita Harmon, Assistant City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TH_E STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
Before me Bonnie McKee a Notarv Public in and for Lubbock Countv, Texas on this dav
personally appeared JXI Tw1 I a Auf i 11 , Account Manal!e r ofi the S~uthwestern Newsp~-
pers Coqxiration. publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-.Journal Morning. !Evening and Sunday. who
being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been publi~hed continuously for more
than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this Leeal Notice-157 word&@66t#Per word
$103, 62 · No. 776 372 at Lubbock County. Tdxas and the attached print-
ed copy of the Notice is a true copy of the original and }Vas printed in the Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal on the following dates. SePtembe r 24 & Octotiet 1, 1983.
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LUBBOCK AV ALANCHE-.JOURNAL
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