TITLE 6
POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

CHAPTER 1
POLICE DEPARTMENT

SECTION:

6-1-1: Scope Of Provisions

6-1-2: Supervision And Control By Mayor

6-1-3: City Council Authority

6-1-4: Appointment And Terms Of Members

6-1-5: Police Commission

6-1-6: Examination Of Applicants

6-1-7: Qualifications Of Members

6-1-8: Active And Eligible Lists; Filling Vacancies

6-1-9: Exemptions Of Members

6-1-10: Compensation; Benefits

6-1-11: Appeals And Hearings Before Police Commission

6-1-12: Suspensions; Additional Police Personnel

6-1-13: Restrictions On Activities

6-1-14: Police Reserves

6-1-15: Fund For Salaries Of Officers On Reserve List

6-1-16: Municipal Police Officers' Retirement System

6-1-1: SCOPE OF PROVISIONS:

The police department of the city is hereby organized in accordance with the provisions hereof, and said police department shall be managed and controlled as in this chapter provided. (Ord. 2.20)

6-1-2: SUPERVISION AND CONTROL BY MAYOR:

The mayor of the city shall have charge of and supervision over and shall appoint all the members of the police department of the city. Subject to the provision hereof, the mayor shall have the power to suspend or remove any member or officer of the police department 1 . The mayor shall be, and he is hereby authorized, in conjunction with the police commission, to make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof, the laws of the state, or the ordinances of the city, for the government, direction, management, and discipline of the police force. (Ord. 2.20)

 

Notes

1	1. See also section 6-1-12 of this chapter.

6-1-3: CITY COUNCIL AUTHORITY:

In addition to the provisions of this chapter, the city council may make any ordinances, not inconsistent with this chapter or any law of the state, for the government of the police department and for regulating the powers and duties of its officers and members. (Ord. 2.20)

6-1-4: APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF MEMBERS:

   A.   Application And Examination: All appointments to the police force shall be by the mayor and confirmed by the city council, but no such appointment shall be made until an application for such position on the police force has been filed with the mayor and by him referred to the police commission, and such applicant has successfully passed the examination required to be held by such police commission, and a certificate from such police commission that the applicant has qualified for such appointment has been filed with the mayor. (Ord. 2.20)

   B.   Probationary Term: Every applicant who has passed such examination and received such certificate shall first serve for a probationary term of not more than one year. At any time before the end of such probationary term, the mayor may revoke such appointment. After the end of such probationary period, and within thirty (30) days thereafter, the appointment of such applicant shall be submitted to the city council, and if such appointment is confirmed by the city council, such applicant becomes a member of the police force and shall hold such position during good behavior unless suspended or discharged as provided by law. (Ord. 2.20; amd. 2006 Code)

6-1-5: POLICE COMMISSION:

   A.   Commission Created; Composition: There is hereby created a board to be known as the "police commission", which shall be comprised of three (3) residents of the city, who shall have the qualifications required by law to hold a municipal office, and who shall hold office for a term of three (3) years except as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 2.20)

   B.   Appointment; Terms: At the first regular city council meeting in the month of May 1954, the mayor shall, subject to the approval of the city council, appoint three (3) members, one to serve for one year, one for two (2) years and one for three (3) years from the date of their appointment and confirmation. Thereafter, one such member shall be appointed annually at the first regular meeting of the city council in May of each year to serve for a term of three (3) years from the date of his appointment and confirmation. (Ord. 2.20; amd. 2006 Code)

6-1-6: EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS:

   A.   Referral To Commission; Certificate Required: All applicants for positions on the police force shall have been referred to the police commission, shall be required to successfully undergo an examination before the police commission, and shall receive a certificate from said commission that the applicant is qualified for such appointment to the police force for the probationary period.

   B.   Examination; Rules And Regulations: It shall be the duty of the police commission to examine all such applicants as to their age, legal, mental, moral and physical qualifications, and their ability to fill the office as a member of the police force. It shall also be the duty of the police commission, subject to the approval of the mayor, to make such rules and regulations regarding such examination not inconsistent with this chapter or the laws of the state.

   C.   False Statements; Dismissal: Any applicant who shall make any false statement to the police commission as to his age or other qualifications required, at his examination before the police commission, shall be subject to suspension or dismissal from the police force, after trial. (Ord. 2.20)