(a) Classification immediately below that of department head (assistant chiefs).
(1) The police chief shall have the authority to select and appoint persons to the classification immediately below that of police chief, to be referred to as the classification of assistant chief.
(2) Each person appointed under this subsection (a) shall serve at the pleasure of the police chief and without civil service protection. Eligibility for appointment and the rights of appointees hereunder shall be in accordance with Tex. Local Government Code § 143.014.
(b) Deputy chiefs.
(1) The police chief shall have the authority to select and appoint persons to the classification immediately below that of assistant chief, to be referred to as the classification of deputy chief.
(2) Each person appointed under subsection (b)(1) above shall serve at the pleasure of the police chief and without civil service protection. Eligibility for appointment and the rights of appointees hereunder shall be in accordance with the then-current meet and confer agreement between the City of Fort Worth and the police officers association, as allowed by Tex. Local Government Code § 143.307.
(c) Commanders.
(1) The police chief shall have the authority to select and appoint persons to the classification immediately below that of deputy chief, to be referred to as the classification of commander.
(2) Each person appointed under Section 27-24(c)(1) above shall serve at the pleasure of the police chief and without civil service protection. Eligibility for appointment and the rights of appointees hereunder shall be in accordance with the then-current meet and confer agreement between the City of Fort Worth and the Police Officers Association, as allowed by Texas Local Government Code § 143.307.
(d) Number of appointed positions. The city council can authorize, and the police chief can appoint, up to a total of 16 appointed positions, including up to ten appointed positions as between the ranks of assistant chief and deputy chief and up to six appointed positions in the rank of commander.
(Ord. 20678-03-2013, § 4, passed 3-26-2013; Ord. 22998-11-2017, § 1, passed 11-14-2017)