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OR 124-A-2 Amends Ordinance 124 to increase the maximum number of Reserve Officers from 6 to 7 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 124A2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 124, WHICH ESTABLISHED A POLICE RESERVE FORCE WITHIN THE CITY BY CHANGING SECTION 2 OF SAID ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED RESERVE OFFICERS FROM SIX (6) MEMBERS TO SEVEN (7) MEMBERS; CHANGING SECTIONS 2 AND 5, SO AS TO ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION WITH SUCH APPROVAL TO BE SUBJECT TO SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED TRAINING PROGRAM AND STATE CERTIFICATION; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLA- TION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO~CIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS: SECTION 1. AMENDING (SECTIO~ 2) OF ORDINANCE NO. 124. That Ordinance No. 124, the basic ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas, establishing a Coppell Police Reserve Force, hereto- fore passed by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on the sixth day of November, 1973, is hereby amended so that Section 2 thereof, shall read as follows: "SECTION 2. NLEMBERS. The Police Reserve shall be composed of personnel who reside in Dallas County, Texas, who have volun- teered to join the reserve force, who have been appointed as members by the Chief of Police, and confirmed and approved by the City Council. Such approval and confirmation by the City Council to be subject to the appointee's successful completion of the training program required by Ordinance No. 124, and certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. The Police Reserve shall not exceed seven (7) members." SECTION 2. AMENDING (SECTION 5) OF ORDINANCE NO. 124. That Section 5 of Ordinance No. 124 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 5. TRAINING. Prior to performing any duties as a Reserve Police Officer, each reserve police applicant shall receive training from the Police Department in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, and shall apply for certifcation by said Commission as a Police Officer. The cost of any such training may be paid by the City." SECTION 3. REPEALING CLAUSE. Section 2 and Section 5 of Ordinance No. 124, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with or in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Pro- vided, however, all other parts of Ordinance No. 124 shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause, phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 5. PENALTY CLAUSE. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense, and each and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense. SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. The fact that the present City regulations are inadequate to properly protect the public health, safety and welfare, creates an urgency and an emergency and requires that this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of its caption as the law in such cases provides. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this 22nd day of April, 1975. / '~ - ' MAYUR V ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FOPdf: fi- CITY 5~TO~EY