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Council backs ordinance to reclassify police ranks and enable return to 10‑hour shifts
Summary
Council approved an ordinance to reclassify sworn positions in the police department — netting additional sergeant and corporal ranks and reducing officer slots — to allow the department to move back to 10‑hour patrol shifts and reassign certain sworn duties to civilian positions.
The City Council approved an ordinance amending classifications in the Temple Police Department to support a move from 12‑hour to 10‑hour shifts, staff said.
City staff explained that Chapter 143 requires the council to set classifications and authorized counts by ordinance. The action decreases one sworn police officer position while increasing sergeant and corporal ranks so…
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