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Police Department Changes On Hewitt's Ballot
Hewitt voters could say yes or no in November to putting Hewitt's police department under different standards.
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(October 10, 2008) - Hewitt residents will be voting not just on the Presidential election in November.
They will also decide on a proposal to put the city's police department under the Texas Civil Service System.
The civil service system can only be enforced in cities with a population of 10,000 or more, cities that have a paid police or fire department, and voters in that city must have approved the system.
If Texas' Civil Service System passes, a written standardized test along with a physical agility test will be used in place of interviews to hire police officers and to promote officers in the department.
Also, the city's officers would be paid according to a pay scale monitored by the state of Texas.
If voters say yes to the proposal, it would mean more administrative costs to get the system running in Hewitt.
The Hewitt Police Association proposed the civil service system to the city council in June 2008.
The city council then agreed to put the proposal on the November ballot.
To find out more about the Texas Civil Service System, click on the link below.
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Latest Comments
This is such a critical issue for the police. You need to have all the facts before making a report and in this case you did not. I would like to say thank you to the police in Hewitt for all your hard work, you do a great job. Just look at the crime rate compaired to others around us. Thank you all and you have my vote
Your story on civil service was filled with inaccurate information. To top it off you included a link taht titled City of Hewitt Police Department Proposal. That document is not the police departments proposal. the document was produced by the city and the interim city manager. The facts in the document are also inaccurate. It was produced because the city leaders do nto want civil service and be held accountable for thier actions against employees or follow any type of guidelines in regards to hiring and promotions. In the future i would suggest that i news agency such as yourself do a lot more fact checking and background before producing a story. Whomever approved this story should be trained in proper reproting
The civil service story was not correct. The city council didn't agree to put the civil service election on the ballot. They had to because the police officers gathered a petition from the citizens of Hewitt to have it put on the ballot. Also civil service will not give a pay raise to the officers, only a little more job security. Also civil service does not do away with interviews. You don't get hired just because you pass a test. You still have an interview process. I am the public information officer for the Hewitt Police Association and I wish if news 10 was going to do a story I wish they would have done a fair story such as the one news 6 did. Any citizen wanting information can contact me for the correct info.
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