(a) Generally. A member of the Police Department shall:
(1) Study and know the traffic, criminal and regulatory statutes and ordinances, and use his or her best efforts to enforce them.
(2) Study and know all Department rules and regulations, especially those relating to his or her particular assignment.
(3) Not give information relating to Department business to a non-City official without approval of his or her superior officer.
(4) Not retain, for his or her own benefit, any reward or present without notice thereof to the Chief, and without his or her permission.
(5) Not make solicitations for subscriptions, advertisements, contributions or sales of tickets of any kind, except when specifically authorized by the City Manager.
(6) Not participate in any partisan convention, take part in any political campaign or make or solicit a contribution for any political purpose. The foregoing notwithstanding, the rights of a member to entertain political beliefs shall be sacred and inviolable.
(b) Traffic Powers and Duties. The Department shall enforce the Traffic Code of the City and the State motor vehicle laws and shall cooperate with City officials in the administration and improvement of traffic control.
(c) Legal Powers and Duties.
(1) A member of the Department shall have power to arrest persons without warrant, within the City, for any criminal offense committed or attempted in the presence of the arresting officer, or for a criminal offense which has in fact been committed when there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person arrested has committed such offense. The term "reasonable grounds" shall include, inter alia, information received from any reputable citizen identifying the person to be arrested as the person having committed the criminal offense.
(2) Department members may serve and execute warrants for violation of ordinances, and criminal warrants or process within the corporate limits of the City.
(3) When a warrant is necessary and a member of the Department has knowledge or information sufficient to qualify him or her to sign a complaint, he or she shall do so and shall not ask any private citizen to sign a complaint.
(Ord. 95-41. Passed 8-7-95; Ord. 2017-56. Passed 7-17-17.)