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JIM MAlTOX Attorney**General** -.Decembcr 2. 1905

Suprcm6 CowlBulldIng P.0.Box12545 AUCIln. lx 75711.2545 51Y4752501 Telex5la574.1267 Td.coplrr 5121475-0255 Honorable term1 1. Smith chairm6n Opinion lo. m-386

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### aldentan of 6 

### Tcxar Eoure of Rcyresentetives general ldw city uay 8eave l* **P.** 0. Box 2910 **a member** **of that**  

### city'spolice betin, Texas Xl69 reeenw Dear **Representative** Smith: You reque8t w opinion on the follwlng question:
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### m 6lderwn on the city council of l ElP6ao. TX.198052763 615f533.3464 general ltavcity legally se-e **as a**  **member**

### of **that** sameciq’8 police rererrre?
loolT*x4s.sullr700 wouslon.Tx. 77002.3111 7cmm Article 9986, V.T.C.S., authorizes a general 

### lav city to eetabli6h a pollctc 

### re6erve force:

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No **sari ~ntodo.**  **Tx. 762052767**  512/22541s1 : (a) The governing body 

### of en7 city. tom. 

### or Village :u6y provide 

### for **the** 

### l 6tabllstment of 6 

### ;dFz,., ceawy,e ~fo~tiori;ber6 of the police



### f f 6hall **be** appointed


### ‘at the~dircretioo of the chiei of 

### policeand 

### shall oeme OII **puce** officeF6,. during 

### the actual discharge of officiel duties~. :..;~

. (b) **,%** 

### governing body s&l 

### l **6trblirb** quali

### fiutionr and standard6 of tr6inins for members of ~~t~~l~~~i,I.c~~~~~=e~d msP lfmit **the** size 

### (4 No person appointed to the police 

### reserve ~~ force y 

### cm- 8 

### veaponor otherviee act es l peaceofficeruntil he I166 beeo 

### l pprwed

**by** the 

### pvernimlg body. **titer** 

### l pprwal. he UI earn l **ve66on** onlryhen 

# l utho&ed by the 

### -Chief -of Police,, and-**when** dirctirgin$ official duties a6 a duly ecmrtituted puce officer. (d) 

### kkmbers of the police reseme force serve at **the** discretion of the 

### chief of police end may be callscd into remice 

### at 

### my time **the chief**  **of** 

# The Attorney General ofTexasRonOr6bL6 ferr61 

### Il. Soitb - I’eSe 2 (M-386)

r police COn6ider6 it 

### neee6mry to have 

### l dditionel officers to 

### preruve the puce rod 

### enforce **the** ~16V. (e) llemben af 

### the police .rememe **force uy**  ,seme without 

### eompme~tion but 

### the governing body 6~ prwide uuifom compen66tiou for members of 

### the police reserve force. The compens6tio6 shell be **b66ed solely**  

### qon time **rerved by**  l **peder of**  

### the police reeerwc fotee vhile in treinins for, 

### or in the perform&Inca of, officiel dutier.



### .cer, end reserve ( 6th benefits 66 **6et** cut 

### %nChapter 86, Acts of the 

### 60th Legialrture, Regul6r Sc6sion, 1967, 66 6mended 

### (Article 622Sf. Vernon's 

### Texas Civil Statutes). prwided. **hwev6r.** that nothing 

### in thi6 Act 6he1.1be 

### construed to 6utborize or 

### petmit 6 member 

### aIf **the** police re6eme 

### force to becoue eligiblr for p6rticip6tioo in 6ny peurion fund crated pur6mnt to St6te stetute to vhich regul6r 

### officerr cneybecome l ,.member by p6yroll deductions or 

### othc~nrire. (8) R666q6 police 

### OffiC6rO 6h611 6Ct only in 6 suppltoPrnt6ry,c6p6city 

### to the reguler police **force** 6nd 6h611‘.LIP

### no. c66e ls6uue **the** full ti6te duties of 

### r,&lar police officerr without first complying **dtb** 6:llLrequirement6 for such 

### reguler police officers. (h) This Act doer not lfmit the pwer of the uyor of 

### my gwerel-kv city to 6unnon into service l 6pccirl 

### police force, 66 prwided by Article 

### 995, **Rrri6ed** Civil St6tuteo 

### of Tex66. 1925. (Eoph66is 

### l dded)

. 

### The city council 

### hm conofldlerable supervisory pwer 

### wer the police reseme. The council 

### l st6b:lisbes 

### tbe force end determine6 it6 

### size. It sets qu6lifiestions 6nd tr6ininS stend6rdr 

### for member6 and determiner vbetber they rh611 receive compen66tion 6nd ho6pit61 6nd medic61 6srist6nce. No inclividuel **member of**  **the** police re6eme 

### force m6yC6rry 6 Ye6pon or otherraise 6Ct 66 6 police officer until he h66 been 6pproved by the city council. &

p. 1768’ .

Ronor6ble Terre1 1. Smith a.P6Se 3 (RI-386)

In our opinion. tba! coIIIDon In, doctrine of incomp6tibility prohibits 

### an eldermen 

### on xhe city 

### council of l Sener61 16~ 

### city **from** 

## l ewin~~6 e member of the city's police **reseme.** This 

### doctrine prevents one **perron** 

### frw boldinS 

### two offices if 

### the duties l

### r6 in conflict or if one 16 &bl,rdinate 

### to the 

### other.

District So. 1, 50 S.W.2d : other grounds 6ub **nom.** 

### Prultt v. Glen 

### RomeIndependent School District 

### No. 1, 84 S.W.2d 1000T;:. 1935) pA;pv-303 (19071. ; **Attoruey** Cenerel. Opinionm m-203 Sea!6160 Stete v. Martin, 51 S.U.2d 615 (Tex. ---

. . - **Snn** 

### Antonio 15,32,

### no vrit). Coasideratioer 

### of incompatibility al60 bar 6 public csfflcer from rppointing himself 

### to en office or employment over vhich lrtr holds the appointive **paver.** Eblinger v. Clark. **8** S.W.Zd **666** 

### (Tex. **1928); Attorney**  Gmnerd **Letter** Advi6ory No. ii$7l975); see al60 Starr 

### County v. Cuerra. 297 S.W.?d 379 (Tar. Civ.

. - Ssn Antonio 1956, no vrit). **Although 8**  memberof the re6eme is appointed by **the** police: chief, he MY **not** exercise 

### the poverr of a peace officer until the city council 6pprwer hi6 

## l ppointnent. V.T.C.S. 

### art. 9986(c). The city council’m 6pprov61 **power** rerembler a rbared povcr to 

### rppoiot. **Attoruey** General Letters Advisory g06. 156, 132 **rbared pov8r**  

### to 

## l ppoict in **context** of nepotism +ertion). In viev of **the** city council'6 supervision and other 6ul.bority over **member6** 

### of the police. reserve force, and **the** accountabi:l!Lty 

### of police resewe force 

### member6 to the city council. a member

### of the city council maynot 6etve **on the**  **city's** police 

### re6eme. **SUMWART**

**.**

Article 996a, V.T.C.S., Sives the city council con6iderable 6uIeKVisO9 authority over MtDber6 Of the police re66crre 

### force and uk46 

### the force accountsble to the city eouoeil. The cow00 l~v doctrine of ir.comp~tibility therefore 

### bars an alderman on the city council of l general lav city 

### from also serv1r.g es a **member**of the city's police re6erv•. Very truly **your**

**J-J~** .
JIM UATTOX Attorney Gener61 of Texas JACXRIGEITMR yir6t A66i6tant **Attorney** (k!oeralgonorable **terrrl 1.**  

### Smith - pege 4 (~~-386)

NARY RELLER Executive Assistant **Attorney** General ROBERTGMT 

### Special &rirtont 

### AttorSey ~;arner&l RICRGILPIN Chairmm, Gpfnion Coumittee Prepared by Swan L. Garrim~n **Ammiot6nt** Attorney General APPROVED: OPINION COM4ITTEE RI& Gilpin, Chaiamw Colin Carl **SU6m** G6rri6OU Tony Gull109 JimMoellinger 

### Jennifer Riggs Nancy Sutton 

### Sarah Vqelk **BNCe** 

### Youngblood

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