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Director of Public Safety
Ordinance No. 94-3018
An Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, repealing
Section 10-6 of the City of Plainview, Texas, Code of
Ordinances entitled Office of Director of Public Safety;
Assigning Director of Public Safety duties and
responsibilities to the Police Chief; And establishing an
effective date.
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview created the Director of Public Safety position,
and placed the Fire and EMS departments under said individual; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview had intended to consolidate portions of police
and fire operations; and
WHEREAS, those consolidation efforts were largely unsuccessful; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview feels the citizenry will be better served through
the elimination of the Director of Public Safety position, which will permit the Police
Chief to focus on law enforcement issues.
NOW THEREFORE be it ordained by the City Council of Plainview, Texas that:
§ 1. Section 10-6 "Office of Director of Public Safety" of the City of Plainview,
Texas, Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed in its entirety, and shall henceforth
read as follows:
and established for the City. The fire chief
shall be the chief of the fire department of the city. The fire department of the city
shall be under his/her supervision and all members of the fire department except
as otherwise prescribed herein, shall be subject to the orders and supervision of
the fire chief.
§ 2. Any reference to the "Director of Public Safety" in other portions of the City
of Plainview, Texas, Code of Ordinances, shall be changed to read Chief of Police.
§ 3. This ordinance shall be effective October 1, 1994.
Passed and Approved this 27th day of September, 1994.
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ATTEST:
Lloyd C. Woods, Mayor
Ka)'en McBeth, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
J/a/roes P. J~ffers, Cit~~r ~'
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APPROVED AS TO FORM~
Waiiy 'H~tch, City Attorney