Ord 2023-030/amending Chapter 62, Article 4, City Marshal’s Department, of the San Marcos City Code to clarify and correct language to match current law and practice

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ARTICLE 4.=CITY MARSHAL'S DEPARTMENT Sec. 62.500. -Creation. (a) The City mMarshal's department is created. The direster manager of the City.PaMarshal's department is designated as the City Marshal and is appointed by the Csity Mreanager. The City Marshal aa4 reports to an Assistant City Manager. . The department shall have two four divisions., the Poatrol division, the#Fire mMarshal division, the eParking eEnforcement division, and-apA the^^de enf^r^oment the mMunicipal ZCourt Ballif/warrant division. (b) The City mMarshal's department is not subject to Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code Icivil service requirements or standards.1 All employees of the department are unclassified employees appointed under and subject to all of the applicable provisions of the city's personnel policies. ef-the (c) The City Marshal shall ensure that all training and certifications of the members of each division are maintained as required by law. (Ord.No. 2005-68, § 2, 9-20-05) Sec. 62.501.-Patrol division. Circ, m Fshal .fi„kiAR (a) The patrol division shall be a division or the marshal's department. be a division of the marshal's depaFtMeRt. The fire maFGhal shall be appOiRted by the diFeGteF ef t marshal's depaFtmeRt. The diFeGtGF of the marshal's depai4meRt May SeR�e as the fore Marshal. T-44 (b) The patrol division is responsible for patrolling within the city limits with ae primary focus on City Parks,facilities and greenspaces. The patrol division is responsible for enforcing local,state, and federal laws. The r,-,+ral di„iriAR..,ill hp r sihlr,fr.r patF„iiiRg all city PaF!(s and g .(b) The fire (Ord.No. 2005-68, § 2, 9-20-05) Sec. 62.502. -Fire Mfearshal division. (a) The#Fire mMarshal division shall be a division of the City+Marshal's department law eRfnrnnmeRt an+•„i#•osfor purposes of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) rule compliance and licensing. For departmental operations and reporting, the Fire Marshal div_ision4epa is a component of the Fire Department. The(Fire mMarshal shall be appointed by the Fire Chief. The G'irty—Marshal' r-iay—sei=vu—acrthe fire marshal.-However, #mhcr•#cy—Marshal is-iv# ronnirori to be#ho f•ra morohoi (b) The(Fire mMarshal division has the fire prevention and investigation duties and authority as defined in chapter 38, article 2 of this Code. cby the fiFe marshal,the __R +h.,fir^ m rs4al