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(A) A Police Department is hereby continued. The City Council may at any time determine by resolution to discontinue the existence of a Police Department and provide for the enforcement of state laws and city ordinances by other means. The head of the Police Department shall be known as the Chief of Police and the number of additional members of the Police Department, together with their ranks and titles, shall be determined by the City Council by resolution. The compensation to be paid to members of the Police Department shall be as set forth in the Fee Schedule Ordinance as amended from time to time. Members of the Police Department shall be appointed by the City Council. Work schedules of members of the Police Department shall be established by the Chief of Police with the approval of the Council.
(B) All police officers shall meet the minimum standards for licensing as a peace officer as established by the Minnesota Peace Officers Standards and Training Board and have a current and valid peace officer license at the time of appointment. All police officers shall retain this license during their employment as a police officer with the city and will be subject to discharge if the license is suspended, revoked or becomes invalid for any reason. In addition, all police officers must have a valid Minnesota vehicle operator's license and must be insurable as a vehicle driver by the city's automobile insurance carrier.
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The Chief of Police shall have supervision and control of the Police Department and its members. The Chief of Police shall be responsible to the Council for law enforcement and for property of the city used by the Department. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the proper training and discipline of the members of the Police Department. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the keeping of adequate records and shall report to the City Council on the needs of the Police Department and its work. Every member of the Police Department is subordinate to the Chief of Police and shall obey the instructions of the Chief of Police and any superior officer. The City Council may designate one of the police officers as Acting Chief, who shall have all the powers and duties of the Chief of Police during the absence or disability of the Chief of Police. The compensation to be paid to the Chief of Police shall be as set forth in the Police Chief Employment Agreement as amended from time to time.
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Members of the Police Department are authorized to enforce the laws applicable to the city, bring violators before the court, and make complaints for offenses coming to their knowledge. Members of the Police Department are authorized to serve processes on behalf of the city and shall serve those notices as may be required by the City Council or other authority. When the city is not a party to the proceedings involved in the process or notice, the officer shall collect the same fees as provided by law. All fees shall be paid into the city treasury.
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Each member of the Police Department shall, while on duty, wear a suitable badge and uniform furnished by the city, except that the Chief of Police may authorize the performance of specific duties while not in uniform. When a member terminates membership in the Police Department, the member shall immediately deliver to the city the badge, uniform and all other property of the city.
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(A) The Chief of Police may appoint, for a specified time, as many reserve officers as may be necessary. Reserve officers shall be subordinate to the Chief of Police. Under the provisions of M.S. § 626.84, Subd. 1(e), as it may be amended from time to time, a RESERVE OFFICER is an individual whose services are utilized by a law enforcement agency to provide supplementary assistance at special events, traffic or crowd control, and administrative or clerical assistance. A reserve officer's duties shall not include enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state, and the reserve officer does not have full powers of arrest or authorization to carry a firearm on duty.
(B) The Chief of Police, or City Council if there is no Police Chief, may appoint, for a specified time, as many parking enforcement officers pursuant to M.S. § 168B.035 Subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, as may be necessary. The parking enforcement officers shall be subordinate to the Chief of Police, if there is one, or the City Clerk. A PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER is an individual whose services are utilized by a law enforcement agency to provide parking enforcement and administrative or clerical assistance. A parking enforcement officer's duties shall not include enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state, and the parking enforcement officer does not have full powers of arrest or authorization to carry a firearm on duty.
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In case of riot or other law enforcement emergency, the Chief of Police may appoint for a specified time as many special police officers as may be necessary for the maintenance of law and order. During that term of appointment, the special police shall have only those powers and perform only those duties as shall be specifically assigned by the Chief of Police. Special police officers shall have only the authority to provide supplementary assistance at special events, traffic or crowd control, and administrative or clerical assistance. A special officer's duties do not include enforcement of the general criminal law of the state, and the officer does not have full powers of arrest.
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(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(C) Any person convicted of violating § 33.31 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The fine shall be defined in M.S. § 609.033, as it may be amended from time to time, and laws amendatory thereto.
(D) Any person convicted of violating any provision of § 33.53 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 202, passed - -; Ord. 209, passed 9-10-1991)