Section
General Provisions
34.01 Organization; appointments
34.02 Duties of Chief; officers
34.03 Authority and powers
34.04 Uniforms
34.05 Community service technician
Part-time Police Officer Unit
34.20 Creation and composition
34.21 Definitions
34.22 Qualification and appointment of members; rules and regulations
34.23 Oath of members
34.24 Powers and duties
34.25 Compensation
34.26 Uniforms, insignia and equipment to be property of city
34.27 Members deemed police officers
34.28 Resignation; dismissal
Regulations
34.40 Misconduct of officer
34.41 Mistreatment of, interference with police dog
34.42 Impersonating a member of the part-time police officer unit
Police Retirement Plan
34.55 Police Retirement Plan
34.99 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The police force of the city shall consist of a Chief of Police and as many regular police officers as the City Council may from time to time determine. All members of the police force shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The Mayor may in any exigency or emergency of the Mayor’s own determination appoint, when necessary, such additional police as in the Mayor’s judgment may be required.
(Prior Code, § 34.01)
The Chief of Police shall have full control and supervision over all regular and temporarily appointed police officers, subject to the authority of the Mayor and City Council, and the Chief of Police shall be accountable to the Mayor and City Council for the proper and faithful performance of their duties. In the absence or inability of the Chief of Police, or during such hours of the day as the Chief may be off duty, the Chief’s powers and duties shall be exercised by the Chief’s designee. The Chief of Police shall be custodian of the Council Chambers, cause the same to be in order for all meetings of the City Council and attend all meetings of and execute all orders issued to the Chief by the City Council. In addition to the duties imposed by the laws of the state, it is hereby made the duty of the police to arrest all offenders against the laws of the state or of the provisions of this code and keep them in the city or county jail or other safe and suitable places to prevent their escape until trial can be had before the proper tribunal.
(Prior Code, § 34.02) (Ord. 2302, passed 1-17-1973)
The Chief of Police is hereby directed and empowered to prepare and promulgate such rules, regulations and provisions, and amendments thereto, as may in their discretion be necessary to carry out the express intent of this chapter, which provisions shall include a table of organization not in conflict herewith.
(Prior Code, § 34.03) (Ord. 2242, passed 12-15-1971; Ord. 23-10, passed 7-17-2023)
(A) It shall be the duty of the Community Service Technician to enforce all the provisions of §§ 50.18, 50.19, 50.35 through 50.45, 70.079, 70.099, 71.007, 72.01 through 72.05, 72.20 through 72.25, 72.27 through 72.30, 72.32 through 72.35, 72.37, 72.39, 72.62, 72.86, 72.88, Ch. 75, Schd. I; 90.044, 91.15, 91.17, 91.18, 91.30, 92.01 through 92.12, 92.29, 92.30, 92.46, 94.001, 94.045, 94.065, 94.067, Ch. 96, 97.01, 110.40, 130.18, 133.04, 134.02, 130.04 and 151.01 of this code and any amendments thereto.
(B) The Community Service Technician shall have the power to issue citations to enforce the aforementioned code sections. The Community Service Technician may be based in the Police Department and/or the Community Development Department and perform the necessary duties for each department as it pertains to the aforementioned code sections.
(Prior Code, § 34.05) (Ord. 00-35, passed 11-6-2000; Ord. 18-07, passed 3-5-2018)
PART-TIME POLICE OFFICER UNIT
The part-time police officer unit may be created and if created shall consist of such number of members as shall from time to time be determined by the Mayor and City Council, and they shall be under the direction of the Mayor and the Chief of Police or a person designated by them.
(Prior Code, § 34.15) (Ord. 23-10, passed 7-17-2023)
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