(A) The Lyndon Police Department is hereby established for the purpose of protecting the health, welfare, and property of all persons in the city. The Lyndon Police Department is not subject to any civil service plan under Kentucky Revised Statutes.
(B) The Office of Police Chief is hereby created. The Chief shall, plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and evaluate all activities, programs and personnel of the Police Department to provide police services for the city and enforce laws, formulate and implement departmental policies, procedures and rules and regulations, be the direct supervisor over all police personnel, create and submit to the city the annual budget allocation for the Police Department and administer that budget, ensure that all department reports, citations and other documents are accurately prepared and maintained on all police activities, ensure the proper use of police cruisers and other departmental equipment, prepare and authorize work schedules, receive complaints from the public, patrol the city on regular scheduled shifts, maintain proper record system pertaining to all reports, correspondence and citations, participate in re-certification courses and schedule subordinates for training, assist outside agencies in emergency situations, make sure that all filings and certifications for the department and all officers are kept current and up to date, the Chief of Police shall provide for order at all City Council meetings. The Chief of Police shall possess those powers granted by KRS 95.019.
(C) The Police Department shall consist of the number of police officers as the city determines is necessary to accomplish the Department's purpose. Officers shall have and possess all powers conferred upon them by statute of the Commonwealth, including KRS 95.019, or by ordinance of the city.
(D) Primary jurisdiction of the Department shall be the incorporated area of the city, but countywide jurisdiction is conferred by Kentucky Revised Statutes. The primary jurisdiction may be expanded to include the incorporated area of another city that shares police services with the city, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act.
(E) In accordance with the provisions of KRS 189.920(3), the Lyndon Police Department motor vehicles shall be equipped with a combination of red and blue flashing, rotating or oscillating lights.
(Ord. 6-27-22A, Series 2022, passed 7-25-22; Ord. 10-24-22A, Series 2022, passed 11-28-22)