§ 32.05 DUTIES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
   It is the duty of the Police Department, under the direction of the Chief of Police, to:
   (A)   Enforce this code and the statutes of the State of Arizona within jurisdictional limits as conferred by law and to arrest and charge the violators thereof;
   (B)   Take charge of the town jail and all prisoners confined therein, and all those who are sentenced to labor on the streets or public works of the town and to see that orders and sentences with reference to such are fully executed and complied with;
   (C)   Deliver any persons who may be confined in the jail upon conviction of a crime committed under the jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court to any authorized officer of the town who shall at any time demand the prisoners. Any such authorized person so demanding and receiving such prisoners shall work those prisoners on the streets or alleys of the town or on any and all authorized work as may be determined by the Council;
   (D)   Render such account of the Police Department, its duties and receipts as may be required by the Council and keep records of the office open to inspection by the Council at any time, except those records as may be exempted by state or federal law;
   (E)   Enforce the traffic regulations of the town as specified in Title VII of this code and enforce the traffic laws of the state within the limits of the town;
   (F)   Inspect and ascertain the condition of traffic control devices of every description which have been erected within the town on the authority of the Council and notify the Council of any defects found therein;
   (G)   Perform such additional duties as may be required by the Council;
   (H)   Submit a monthly report to the Council with such information as may be required by the Council; and
   (I)   Any peace officer or duly authorized agent of the town may stop and detain a person as is reasonably necessary to investigate an actual or suspected violation of any provision of this code, and to serve a copy of the traffic complaint for any alleged civil or criminal violation of this code.
(1986 Code, § 4-1-5)