(A) The Police and City Justice shall each respectively furnish a report to be filed with the City Auditor, before the fourth day of each and every month, of all the proceedings had and all business transacted during the previous months in their respective courts, wherein the city shall be a party or interested; which report shall state the name of the parties to the action, the date of trial, the result thereof, the amount of fines, if any, collected or paid, and what disposition has been made of the action.
(B) (1) Police power is hereby granted to the Chief of the Fire Department, members of the Fire Department, and the Chief of Police, for the purpose of investigating and inspecting the condition of said premises, and directing the maintenance of same in conformity to ordinances.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department, or one of the members thereof, or of the Chief of Police, to make systematic inspection at least once every three months of all parts of each building, and inspection of alleys and rear of buildings monthly, within the fire limits prescribed by ordinance, and of all premises, other than private dwellings, within the corporate limits of the city, and to make a detailed report of dangerous conditions and violations of ordinance discovered on such inspections to the City Council, and shall forthwith give notice thereof to the owner and occupants of premises, and said owners and occupants of premises of which complaint is made shall remove objectionable conditions, as indicated by notice from Chief of Police or Chief of the Fire Department or his or her inspectors, within 24 hours after receipt of notice.
(C) (1) The police force of the city shall consist of a Chief of Police, who shall be hired upon a majority vote by the Common Council. The Chief of Police shall remain in said position until removed from said position whenever the Common Council shall be of the opinion that the interests of the city demand such removal by a majority vote of the Common Council, or upon receipt and acceptance of a resignation from the Chief of Police.
(2) By his or her appointment and qualification, he or she shall be constituted peace officer within the city limits, and it shall be his or her duty to carefully protect the lives and property of the inhabitants of the city, preserve the public peace, and prevent the commission of all offenses against the ordinances of the city and laws of the state.
(D) The Mayor may appoint one or more police officers whenever, in his or her opinion that, the same is necessary.
(E) Any public officer so appointed by the Mayor shall have the same power and be subject to the same rules and governed by the same restrictions as the Chief of Police is, and be entitled to the same fees.
(Ord. 8, passed 11-27-1891; Ord. 28, passed 6-8-1894; Ord. 29B, passed 4-3-1895; Ord. 43, passed 11-6-1895; Ord. 120, passed 1-8-1914; Ord. 413A, passed - -; Ord. 413B, passed - -) Penalty, see § 32.99