HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 08-047 ORDINANCE NO. 08-047
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 21-75 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF GRADE II SERGEANT
POSITIONS IN THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT
FROM 41 TO 40 AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GRADE
I OFFICERS FROM 199 TO 205; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 06-078, in settlement of the lawsuit Curtis Breaux, et al
v. the City of Beaumont, the Council added four(4) Grade III Lieutenant positions while at
the same time abolishing four(4)Grade II Sergeant positions in the Police Department;and
WHEREAS, in settlement of a related lawsuit, Erik Kvarme v. the City of Beaumont,
et al, the Council, by Ordinance 08-008, amended Section 21-75 of the Code of
Ordinances, increasing the number of Grade II Sergeant positions by one (1)to allow for
the promotion of Grade I Officer Kvarme. The fiscal year 2008 budget provided for forty
(40) Grade II Sergeant positions in the Beaumont Police Department; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of Beaumont that these settlements not
increase the total number of Grade II supervisory positions in the Department. These
Grade 11 Sergeant positions are not needed for the orderly and efficient operation of the
Department; and
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2008, a vacancy occurred in a Grade II Sergeant
position; and
WHEREAS, abolishing this Grade II position would return the numberof authorized
Grade II Sergeant positions to fort 40 ; and
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WHEREAS, increasing the number of Grade I Officer positions is more beneficial
to the efficient operation of the Department;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 21, Section 21-75, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21-75. Grades and Classifications - Police Department.
The following grades and classifications are hereby established within
the Police Department:
Grade Classification Positions
I Officers 205
II Sergeants 40
III Lieutenants 16
IV Captains 3
Assistant Chief 1
Total 265
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance
arid, to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, including conflicting
portions of the City Budget, are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 27`h day of May,
2008.
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IvAayor Becky Ames -
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