Nov-2003

NOTICE OF A WORKSHOP OF THE GOVERNII{G BODY OF PELICAN BAY

Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of Pelican Bay will be held on Wednesday, the 19th day of November, 2003 at 6:30 P.M. in the City Hall at 1300 Pelican Circle, Pelican Bay, Texas, at which time the following subjects will be discussed,to wit:

1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. 3. WORKSHOP CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 4. ADJOURNMEI{T. I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Governing Body of the City OF Pelican Bay is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the bulletin board, in the City Hall of the City of Pelican Bay, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessibleto the general public at all times and said notice was posted on November 14th, 2003, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting. Dated this the 14th day of November 2003. City of Pelican Bay

NOTICE OF MEETING OF TIIE GOVERNING BODY OF' PELICAN BAY

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Governing Body of the abovenamed City or Town will be held on the llth day of November,2003at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall at 1300PelicanCircleoPelicanBay, Texas,at which time the following sutrjectswill be discussed,to wit: 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLLCALL. 3. RAVIEW AND CONSIDERAPPROVAL OF'THf CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THE PREVIOUS MEETING. 4. REVIEW AND CONSIDERAP?ROVAL OF A VARIANCE. REVIEW AND APPROVE AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT. REMOVAL AND COMMAND OF RESERVEOFFICERS. iID t\

6. REVIEW AND APPROVERESOLUTION 110AUTHORIZING THE OPENING OFA *NONINTEREST BEARING" ACCOUNT. n

REVIEW AND APPROVE PURCHASE OF UTILITIES EQUIPMENT.

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REVIEW AND APPROVE PURCHASE OF'BREAKTHROUGH EQUIPMENT.

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DISCUSSIONOF PER]VIITSFOR GARAGE SALES.

10. REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF'F'IRIFIGHTERS AND XIRE

AUXILLARY MEMBERS. 11. F'IRE DEPARTMENT ACTryITY REPORT. 12. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. 13. ADJOURNMENT. I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Governing Body of the alrove named City or Town Pelican Bay is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the bulletin board, in the City Hall of said City or Town in Pelican Bay, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessibleto the general public at all times and said notice was posted on November 7th,2003, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting.

Dated this the 7th day of November2003.

City of Pelican Bay 1300 PelicanCir. Azfe, TX 76024 Phone: 817444-1234 Fax: El7;!44-2725

Fan To:

GeorgeStaples

From: Nancy Nold,City Secretary

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817-332-4740

Date: November11.2OO3

Phone 817-332-2580

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Re: Problems .Gomments;

George: Pleaserevisethe ReserveOfficerOrdinance as follows: Section2, (c) The Ghiefef Pelieemayterminatereservepelieeeffieers,,, Onlythe CityCouncilmayterminate .... Nancy

ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PELICAN BAY, TEXAS; PROVIDING F'OR POLICE REQUIREMENTS OFFICERS; ESTABLISHING A POLICE RESERVE FORCE; ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS, REGULATIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR RESERVE OFFICERS AND REPDALING PREVIOUS ORDINANCES ON THE SUBJECT. 10

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WHEREAS, the City Councildesiresto provideregulationsfor appointmentand removalof police offrcersby the city council and to establishand provideregulations for a policereserveforce;NOW THEREFORE,

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BE IT ORDAINED BY TIIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PELICAN BAY, TEXAS:

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Section1. Police ReserveForce Established; Purpose. (a)

There is hereby establisheda reserve police force to function in addition to the regularly constitutedpolice departmentof the City.

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The purposeand necessityfor the reservepolice force is to assistin the creation of an active and efficient civil defenseprogram in the City and as an aid to the regularly constituted police department in the performanceof assignedduties as set forth in this Ordinance andlor directedby the City Council.

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The membersof the police reserveshall be appointedby and under the control and command of the Police Chief, who shall exercise supervision over training and utilization of the reserve police force membership.An appointmentto the reserveforce must be approvedby the City Council before the appointedperson may carry a weapon or otherwiseact as a peaceofficer.

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Members may be suspendedby the Police Chief or the Mayor for any causedeemedsufficient by either. Any member may resign from the police reserve at any time by notifying the police Clief of his resignation.

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The Chief of Police may terminatereservepolice officers and the City Council may terminatereservepolice officers in the same manner as other police officers.

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Section3. Maximum Number of ReserveOfficers. The police reserveshall not exceedin number a total of members. The Police chief may diminish or expandthe number of members a, .uy require but not to exceeda total of "*ig;"y members. _ section 4. Qualifications and Minimum standards for Reserveofficers. (a)

Members of the reservepolice force must at all times conform to the rules and regulationsof the police department,as approved by the City Council.

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Reserve police officers must comply with the minimum training standards_established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement officers Standardsand Education for all reserve law enforcement officers which must be fulfilred before a person is appointed as a reservelaw enforcementofficer. All applicants for porition, in the Police Reservemust also meetthe following basic qualifications:

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Over 2l yearsof age; United States citizen; High schoolgraduate,or equivalent; Good moral character;andlor Never have been convicted of a felony.

All applicantsshall be subjectedto the following prior to appointment: (1) (2) (3) (4)

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Backgroundinvestigationincluding criminal history; Fingerprint check and consent/req"uest signed uv irr" applicant for criminal history; Driver's licenserecord check: Good credit rating;and Physicalexamination.

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Failure to receivea favorablereport on any of the five referenced investigations shallresultin rejectionof the applicant. Appointment andapprovalto carrya weaponandact as a peaceoffrceris subjectto the discretionof the policechiefandcity councilandan applicantmay be rejectedwithout cause. The city councilshallbe providedall the informationrequiredfor appointment in orderto exercise their approval of the appointeeto carrya weaponandact asa peaceofficer. l0 Section5: Oath.

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All applicantsbefore appointmentto the reservepolice force shall subscribeto the sameoath as given to regularlyappointedofficers of the police department. Section6.: Identification. An identification card or other insignia or evidenceof identity, as the Police Chief may prescribe,shall be issuedto eachnew memberof the ReservePolice Force, who must carry the card and other identificationat all times while on duty. The card and other identification must be surrenderedupon termination of membership. Section7: Uniforms and Badges. Members of the reserve force, when on duty, shall wear the uniform and equipment prescribed by the Police Chief. Uniform and equipment will normally be furnished by the individual reservemember at his own expense but useduniforms and equipmentbelongingto the City may be utilized by the reserveforce with approval of the Police Chief. Budgeted public funds in approvedamountswill be utilized for necessarytraining, supplies,equipment maintenance,and replacementthereofto the reservepolice force. Section8: Compensation;Other Benefits. Members of the reservepolice force shall serve on a volunteer pay basis and shall not receivemonetarycompensationunless specifically authorizedby the City Council. Section9: Carrying of Weapons. A reservepolice officer may carry a weapononly when authorizedto do so by the Police Chief and only when dischargingofficial dutiesas a peaceofficer.

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This chapterdoesnot limit the power of the Mayor to summoninto servicea specialpolice force as providedby V.T.C.A., Local GovernmentCode $ 3 4 1 .011. Repealof prior ordinances

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All other ordinancesconcerningreservepolice officersare herebyrepealedto the extentof suchconflict onlv.

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Passedandapprovedthis to

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CITY OF PELICAN BAY

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By: Ron Nightingale,Mayor

22 ATTEST: 24 26 NancyNold, City Secretary 28 Approvedasto form andlegality: 30 32 GeorgeA. Staples,Attorney

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CALVIN DOUGLASMCELYEA 1517QUArLRUN AZLE.TEXAS76020 11-28-2003 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I WOT'LDLIKE TOE)(PRESSMYINTER€ST INTIIE CITY COIJNCIL'SOPENSIT. I BELIEVE TO I WOULDBE A}TASSETTO OURCITY. THEREFOREI WISH TO HAVE MY NAME ADDED TO TTIE LIST OF CANADATESFORTHE OPENSTT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QTJESTIONSORNEED MORE INFORMATION MY PHONENUMBER IS EI7,144.888 1.

THANK YOU

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