§ 25-53 — Police review

Sec. 25-53. - Police review.

Each application shall be referred by the MOSE director to the police chief for a determination of the law enforcement officer staffing reasonably required to provide security control services for the function and service calls relating to the function, including not only the street or streets to be closed but any other streets or public areas in the vicinity that may be utilized for alternative routes or for parking of vehicles of persons attending the function. In making the foregoing determination, the police chief shall consider whether alcohol will be served or allowed at the function as a factor in establishing the appropriate staffing level. The special event organizer must agree to either: (1) Pay to the city the total salary cost(s) of providing the designated number of law enforcement officers, required supervisory personnel, and civilian traffic controllers, in which instance the special event organizer shall furnish a deposit sufficient to cover the cost of the same not less than 10 business days prior to the event; or (2) Furnish the police chief with a security control plan detailing the proposed number of law enforcement officers certified under the law of this state who will provide security control services during the proposed event. Such law enforcement officers shall be paid directly by the special event organizer. However, no law enforcement officer who is regularly employed by the city may be utilized under this item (2) unless the officer executes an understanding of third party compensation provided by the city for working at the event. The understanding of third party compensation shall be in a form approved by the city attorney; provided that, consistent with the analyses of security, traffic and crowd control needs, and in order to maintain a command structure for the function, the police chief may require that all or a portion of the designated number of peace officers be on-duty Houston Police Officers for which the special event organizer shall make payment to the city under item (1) of this section.

(Ord. No. 2010-911, § 2(Exh. A), 12-1-2010)