Texas Local Government Code
§ 143.102 — APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT CHIEF
LG § 143.102Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 143. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS · Art. G. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE AND CERTAIN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The head of the fire or police department may appoint a person to a command staff position at the rank of assistant chief as prescribed by this section.
(b)The heads of the fire and police departments shall establish required qualifying criteria for persons appointed to command staff positions at the rank of assistant chief in their respective departments. The required qualifying criteria used to select an assistant chief of the fire department must include criteria relating to management experience, educational and training background, special experience, and a performance evaluation. The required qualifying criteria must be approved by a vote of two-thirds of the municipality's governing body present and voting. The head of the police or fire department may not make an appointment until the required qualifying criteria are established and approved as prescribed by this subsection.
(c)To be eligible for appointment to a position at the rank of assistant chief of a police department, a person must:
(1)be a member of the classified service;
(2)have served for at least five years in the department as a sworn police officer; and
(3)meet the additional qualifying criteria established and approved as prescribed by Subsection (b).
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Legislative history
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 27(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.