24-R-04 Reserve Peace OfficerRESOLUTION 24-R-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, APPROVING THE
APPOINTMENT OF A RESERVE PEACE OFFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 664 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 341.012; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz, Texas ("City") is a Texas Home Rule Municipality
acting under authority of its Charter and laws of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted Section 66-4 of the Code of Ordinances,
providing for the establishment of a reserve police force as authorized by Texas Government
Code Section 341.012; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined the need for appointment of reserve police officers
to assist the regularly constituted police force in the active and efficient civil defense program in
the City; and
WHEREAS, the City may limit the size of the reserve force and authorize the chief of
police to appoint reserve force members, subject to the approval of the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby found to be true and correct and are hereby adopted
by the City Council and made a part hereof for all purposes as findings of fact.
Section 2. That Texas Peace Officer Ryan McCosh is hereby appointed and officially designated
as a member of the Schertz Police Department's Police Reserve Unit for the City of Schertz, with
all powers and duties provided for by law, for a term immediately upon Council approval and
ending upon resignation or proper termination.
Section 3. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such
recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the
judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 4. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any
provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 5. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 6. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of
such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 7. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
Section 8. This Resolution shall be effective upon the date of final adoption hereof.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, the ! l M- day of January 2024.
CITY OF SCHERTZ
ATTEST:
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Sheila Edmondson, City Secretary