CHAPTER 34: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Section
Police Department
   34.01   Department created
   34.02   Duties
   34.03   Officers
   34.04   Unclaimed property
Fire Department
   34.15   Fire Department; duties
   34.16   Volunteer Department
   34.17   Fire Chief
   34.18   Assistant Chief
   34.19   Company officers
   34.20   Secretary-Treasurer
   34.21   Membership; new members
   34.22   Bylaws
   34.23   Authority of firefighters at fires
   34.24   Right of entry
   34.25   Rules and regulations
   34.26   Social officers
   34.27   Fire equipment
   34.28   Calls outside town limits
Civil Defense
   34.40   Purpose
   34.41   Civil Defense Department
   34.42   Responsibilities and duties of Director, deputies
   34.43   Emergency powers of organization
POLICE DEPARTMENT
§ 34.01 DEPARTMENT CREATED.
   There shall be a Police Department, the head of which is the Chief of Police, or the Police Chief, appointed by the Town Board of Trustees and removable by the Town Board. The Police Chief is an officer of the town and has supervision and control of the Police Department.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-1)
§ 34.02 DUTIES.
   It is the duty of the Police Department:
   (A)   To apprehend and arrest on view or on warrant and bring to justice violators of the ordinances of the town;
   (B)   To suppress all riots, affrays and unlawful assemblies which may come to its knowledge, and generally to keep the peace;
   (C)   To serve warrants, writs, executions and other processes properly directed and delivered to it;
   (D)   To apprehend and arrest persons violating federal or state laws as provided by law and to turn them over to proper authorities; and
   (E)   In all respects to perform all duties pertaining to the offices of police officers.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-2)
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