If approved, Garcia\u2019s first day as top cop would be Sept. 22.<\/p>\n
FORT WORTH, Texas \u2014 Fort Worth has extended an offer to Eddie Garcia to become its next police chief<\/a>, but the compensation package is smaller than what Garcia earned in his recent leadership roles in Austin and the Dallas Police Department.<\/p>\n According to the offer letter, which is contingent on City Council confirmation on Sept. 9, Garcia would make $147.12 per hour, annualized at $306,000. He would also receive a city-issued vehicle for official duties and a $10,000 relocation allowance, repayable on a prorated basis if he leaves Fort Worth within two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n If approved, Garcia\u2019s first day as top cop would be Sept. 22.<\/p>\n That salary is about $20,000 less than what Garcia was making in Austin<\/a>, where he accepted a job as assistant city manager earlier this year. Austin\u2019s offer letter set his pay at $12,600 per pay period, or $327,600 annually.<\/p>\n It also falls just below his last contract as Dallas Police Chief, which guaranteed him $306,440.40 annually plus a $20,000 retention incentive. That Dallas deal also ensured Garcia would remain the highest-paid police chief in Texas<\/a> by automatically boosting his pay above any other chief in a city of more than one million people.<\/p>\n Fort Worth\u2019s offer also includes severance protections. If Garcia is terminated without cause, he would receive 20 weeks of pay \u2014 about $117,692 at his current rate. No severance would apply in cases of termination for cause or misconduct.<\/p>\n