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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2004-05-24 Item 3B - Ordinance - Correct Job Titles for All Commissioned & Limited Commission Officers in Police Department A w COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS ip. k O Initials ITEM NO. ts d rile 1 Meeting Date I Prepared by 1 Mayor's review 1 Council review revi ?tr istia I 5/24/04 I LS 1 Ali 1 `a(iw/� 3. b 1 I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 x k wil `u e Zttm-L o.RMt1fiLON T CAS Number: 04-071 Original Agenda Date: 05/24/04 Agenda Item Title: Proposed Amendments to Ordinance regarding Law Enforcement Officers Original Sponsor: Council Admin. Captain Lori Sutter Timeline: Sponsor's Summary: This housekeeping change is needed to update the Municipal Code to reflect the correct jub titles for all commissioned and limited commission Officers on our department. It does not make any changes to the structure under which our department currently operates. Recommendations: Sponsor: Lori Sutter, Police Department Committee: Finance Safety, May 17, 2004 Administration: Cost Impact (if'mown): None I Fund Source (if known): None i lair .F t i S.t $T'f 3 T.o Sh 1 I I I I I I wm '4.iW' �t X3K ui#' Y „i 1.� ISS ¢G +.r-5 z^< +t'S ^rvt a a y F.. x t iE tbf' ��iv.1£ 'h .A'x,S St�`YT.k c. t. 6''� ..5�5 .3. i 4✓ •Ax Meeting Date Attachments 5/24/04 Memo dated 5/13/04 from Captain Lori Sutter Draft ordinance Finance Safety Cmte meeting minutes dated 5/17/04 Po]ice Department Kelth E. Haines, cm'~r or Po~'~e An Accredited Agency MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Steven Mullet and Finance and Safe~v Committee FROM: Captain Lori Sutter DATE: May 13, 2004 SUBJECT: Attached Draft Ordinance Attached for your consideration is a draft ordinance to change TMC 2.38.020. This change is needed to update the Municipal Code to reflect the correct job rifles for all commissioned and limited commission Officers on our department. The draft makes the following changes: · It adds the position of "Captains" · It adds the position of"full or part-rime limited commission Transport Services Officers" · It changes the position of"Patrolmen" to "Officers" This housekeeping change to the TMC is necessary for our accreditation process. It does not make any changes to the structure under which our department currently operates. .......... PleaseAetme know. if~you have.any questions, · 6200 Southcenter Blvd. · Tukwila, WA 98188 · Phone: - (206) 433-1808 · Admin. Fax: - (206) 244-6181; Invest. Fax: - (206) 431-3688 L AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, D G t WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 639, AS CODIrmp AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE 2.38.020, REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND CITY POLICE OFFICERS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO 1096; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. n;c WHEREAS, updating the administrative structure of the Police Department is essential to effective and efficient law enforcement within the City of Tukwila; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance Amended. Ordinance No 639, as codified at TMC 238.020, fi`` "Law Enforcement Officer and Qty Police Officer— Defined Positions Created," is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.38.020 Law Enforcement Officer and City Police Officer Defined Positions Created. The terms "law enforcement officer' and "City police officer" shall cover all such regular, full-time personnel of the City Police Department who have been appointed to offices, positions or ranks of the City Police Department, which are herewith expressly created as follows: Chief of Police, Captain(s), Lieutenant(s), Sergeant(s), Officers, and full or part -time, limited- commission Transport Services Officers. Section 2. Repealer. Ordinance No. 1096 is hereby repealed. Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. Section.4_Effective.Date. -This ordinance or a_ summary thereof shall be ,published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five days after passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 2004. ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Jane E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk r.: Filed with the City Clerk. APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Passed by the City Coun& Published• Effective Da+P f2; Office of the City Attorney Ordinance Number. Police 5121104 Finance and Safety Committee Monday, May 17, 2004 Present: Dave Fenton, Joan Hernandez, Dennis Robertson, Alan Doei'schel, Viki Sessop, Katherine Kertzman, Lori Sutrer, Rhonda Berry New Position: Business Community Liaison - Tourism & Marketing The new position is being created to fill a workioad need in the Tourism & Marketing Division. Viki Jessop, Alan Doerschel and Katherine Kertzman answered several questions from the committee. The position will he a Union position. The duties will include working directly with the hotels to increase coordination with Seattle Southside. Because of our interlocal with SeaTa¢ they would pay one-half of the cost. Also, the budget will be adjusted so that no additional funds are needed. Both of the Lodging Tax committee's have approved of this position. The new person will report directly to Katherine Kertzman. Recommend to May 24 COW Proposed Amendments to Ordinance regarding Law Enforcement Officers: Captain Sutter explained the housekeeping changes needed for re-accreditation of the Police Department. The proposed ordinance adds the position of "Captains", "full or part-time commission Transport Services Officers", and changes the position of "Patrolmen" to "Officers". The ordinance does not change the organizational structure of the departrnem. Councilmember Robertson suggested striking the second "WHEREAS" paragraph as being redundant and the committee and staff agreed. Recommend to May 24 COW. First Quarter Reports: The committee had a few questions regarding the Police Deparm~ent section of the reports, which were answered by Captain Sutter. The fo:st quarter report for Administrative Services was also discussed. The areas of interest from the Committee were the staffing needs/levels for the department and impacts from staffing, construction, and other changes throughout the City. We also discussed that all bargaining units, except Police Non- Commissioned, will be open. Departments to be reviewed at the 6/7 meeting?~Fire, D~partment, Human. Services, Municipal Court._, City'Att0/ney(afid~F'ffi~n~e-~De~h~/6nt~ ' ~ .'-' Couneilmember Robertson mentioned two items he would like to discuss at a future meeting: debt service policy and budget planning in light of balhit initiatives currently being proposed. Other committee members concurred, and Alan thought these items, as well as a Financial Planning Model .update, could be scheduled for the June 7 meeting. Cotmciknember Hemandez was asked, and she agreed, to provide examples of debt service policies disa'ibuted at a worksho, p she attended. Meeting Adjourned.