O372ORDINANCE NO. 372
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE IV OF THE
KENNEDALE CITY CODE BY ESTABLISHING A POLICE RESERVE
FORCE; ESTABLISHING APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL, AND COMMAND
PROCEDURES; ESTABLISHING QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS
OF TRAINING FOR RESERVE OFFICERS; ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF RESERVE OFFICERS; ESTABLISHING DUTIES OF
RESERVE OFFICERS; AND PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE,
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale, Texas is a home rule city acting under its
Charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas
Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, section 341.012 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes a
municipality to provide for the establishment of a Police Reserve Force; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale, Texas deems it necessary and proper and in
the best interests of the health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry to establish a
Police Reserve Force.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the Kennedale City Code, Chapter 6, Article IV "Police Department," is
hereby amended by adding sections 6-83 through 6-87, to read as follows:
Sec. 6-83. Police Reserve Force Established.
There is hereby established a Police Reserve Force for the City of Kennedale.
Sec. 6-84. Appointment, Removal, and Command of Reserve Officers.
Reserve officers shall be appointed by the Chief of Police. An appointment to the
reserve force must be approved by the City Council before the appointed officer may
carry a weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer. Reserve officers serve at the
discretion of the Chief of Police, who shall exercise supervision over training and
utilization of the reserve force membership. Members shall be called into active service
at any time the Chief of Police considers its necessary to have additional officers to
preserve the peace and enforce the law.
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Sec. 6-85. Qualifications and Standards of Training for Reserve Officers.
Reserve officers must comply with the minimum training established by the
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education for all
reserve law enforcement officers which must be fulfilled before a person is appointed as
a reserve officer and may carry a weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer. The
Chief of Police shall establish qualifications and standards of training for reserve
officers, but in no case shall the standards be less than established by the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
Sec. 6-86. Maximum Number Of Reserve Officers.
The Police Reserve Force for the City of Kennedale shall never exceed ten
percent (10%) of approved regular police officer positions.
Sec. 6-87. Duties of Reserve Officers.
(a) Reserve officers may act only in a supplementary capacity to the regular
police force and may not assume the full-time duties of regular police officers without
complying with the requirements for regular police officers.
(b) The Chief of Police may establish rules and regulations to fix the specific
duties of the reserve officers and to provide for the maintenance of discipline. He may
change such orders from time to time, and may command members of the reserve force
to obey the instructions of regular police officers in carrying out their duties.
(c) Reserve officers serve as peace officers only during the actual discharge of
official duties.
(d) Reserve officers are not eligible to participate in any program provided by the
City of Kennedale that is normally considered a financial benefit of full-time
employment.
SECTION 2.
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Kennedale, Texas, relating to the establishment and operation of police department
except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3.
SEVERABILITY
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is
so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 12th DAY OF JULY, 2007.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
WAYNE K. OLSON, CITY ATTORNEY
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