G-04-03-25-13A2 - 3/25/2004ORDINANCE NO. g - 01 ' 03 `(;? J " /3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ADDING SECTION 7.512,
CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 7.500, POLICE
DEPARTMENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE; AND PROVIDING FOR
A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 7, Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition), City of
Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to add section 7.512, which
shall read as follows:
7.512 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 7.500
Any ordinance which amends this Section 7.500 shall not be finally passed until all of the
following have occurred:
(a) Notice of the proposed amendment shall be posted on the official Police Department
bulletin board for at least fourteen (14) days prior to the first public hearing to be held on
the proposed amendment. The notice shall also include the date, time, and place of the
first public hearing required in paragraph (b) below;
(b) At least two public hearings on the proposed amendment shall be held by the City Council
at regular Council meetings. The first reading of the ordinance shall not occur at the same
meeting as the first public hearing. The second public hearing may be held at the same
meeting as the first reading of the ordinance; and
(c) The ordinance must be read at two separate regular meetings of the City Council. The
City Council may not dispense with the second reading of the ordinance.
II.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
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C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written
notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which
this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed,
considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative
vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for
reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this (1.) - day
of Pla2004.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
, 2004.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 2004.
NYL i4 ELL, Mayo
City of Round Rock, Texas
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secreta
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DATE: March 19, 2004
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - March 25, 2004
ITEM: 13.A.2. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 7 of the Round Rock Code of
Ordinances, adding Section 7.512 concerning amendments to Section
7.500, Police Disciplinary Procedure. (First Reading)
Department: Administration
Staff Person: Jim Nuse, City Manager
Justification: This will amend the Police Disciplinary Procedure Ordinance. These
changes address some implementation issues associated with the process
outlined in the ordinance. Specifically:
a) Proposed amendment to the Ordinance will require a fourteen (14) day
posting of the public hearing on the Police Department bulletin board.
b) Two separate public hearings, and
c) The second reading of the ordinance must take place at a separate
regular meeting than the first reading of the ordinance.
Funding:
Cost:
Source of funds:
N/A
N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information:
Public Comment: N/A
In June 2002, City Council adopted an ordinance creating a
comprehensive process to address disciplinary action, and
establishing a fair and impartial system to review the resulting
disciplinary action. In June 2003 the Council adopted an
amendment to Chapter 7, Sections 7.505, and 7.506 of the
Code, which lengthened the amount of time required for the
Human Resources Director to appoint a disciplinary review
panel and schedule a panel hearing. The amendment also
more clearly defined what ordinance policy, rule or order
violations may result in a disciplinary action. Prior to adopting
Ordinance No. G -02-06-13-13A1, no City policy addressed
these issues as they related to Police Officers.