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(apartments), a property owned by the housing authority. The
parties stipulated that the school district is not a City of Fort
Worth agency. The housing authority is not a Fort Worth agency.
Petitioner voluntarily decided to accept employment at the
school and the apartments. The Department did not assign
petitioner to work at these sites. The Department was not
obligated to send any off-duty officers to work at the school or
the apartments. Each entity decided on its own to hire off-duty
police officers instead of private security. The entities had
the complete authority to hire any approved officer, and if
dissatisfied with an officer's performance, they could fire him
or her. When petitioner went to the school or the apartments, he
was required by the manual to wear his official uniform and carry
his police equipment.
Petitioner's off-duty work schedule was based upon the needs
of the school district and the housing authority, and took into
account petitioner's on-duty hours. When petitioner reported for
duty at the school and the apartments, he knew he was there to
perform security duties. Petitioner did not report to any
representative of the school district or the housing authority.
At the school, there was a liaison officer who was on duty
and was paid by the Department to be on duty there. If the
liaison officer had a problem with petitioner, he would tell the
school district representative and then the school district, if
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