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§ 33.10 ESTABLISHMENT.
   (A)   There is hereby established a Police Department in the city. The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and regular police officers.
   (B)   The office of Police Chief is also hereby established.
   (C)   The Police Chief and all police officers shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners at will, and may be removed by the Board of Commissioners at will except as tenure and terms of employment are protected by statute, ordinance, or contract.
   (D)   No person shall be appointed or act as Police Chief unless such person has taken the oath required by Section 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and has provided a bond, if required by the Board of Commissioners, with corporate surety authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein and with the qualifications set forth in this chapter.
   (E)   Training and experience shall consist of any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and ability to perform effectively the duties of the position.
   (F)   Subject to the authority of the Board of Commissioners and the City Manager, the Chief of Police shall be responsible for the organization and operation of the Police Department of the city, and he or she shall supervise, direct, and control the equipment and personnel thereof in the enforcement of all statutes, laws, and ordinances.
   (G)   The compensation of the Police Chief and all police officers shall be in an amount to be established by the Board of Commissioners from time to time by ordinance.
§ 33.11 AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE.
   (A)   There is hereby established an auxiliary police force pursuant to KRS 95.445. The auxiliary police force shall consist of not more than two (2) persons.
   (B)   The Board of Commissioners shall by resolution designate the persons appointed, whose qualifications shall not be less than those required of regular police officers pursuant to KRS 95.440.
   (C)   Auxiliary police officers shall attend and service parking meters, issue traffic citations for traffic and parking violations, and assist in directing traffic. They shall have the right to serve civil and criminal subpoenas, and to make searches of persons in lawful custody or detention. They shall not have the right to make arrests or bear arms.
   (D)   Auxiliary police officers shall be under the direction of the Police Chief, who will direct them in their duties and assignments.
   (E)   The salary of the auxiliary police officers shall be as determined by the Board of Commissioners from time to time.
   (F)   Appointees shall take the oath of office as set forth in § 31.01.
   (G)   The Police Chief shall designate a suitable uniform, and auxiliary police officers shall receive a uniform allowance as provided for regular police officers.
(Ord. 320.2, passed 5-3-72)
Statutory reference:
   Auxiliary police, see KRS 95.445
§ 33.12 LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION PROGRAM.
   (A)   The city declares its intention to participate in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program established by KRS 15.410 through 15.515.
   (B)   Each officer of the city Police Department shall be paid from city funds an annual salary of at least the minimum federal wage, as required by KRS 15.440(1)(b).
   (C)   (1)   Each officer employed on or after July 1, 1982 shall have as a minimum educational attainment a high school degree or its equivalent, as determined by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
      (2)   Each officer employed on or after July 1, 1982 shall, within one (1) year of his or her date of employment, complete a basic training course of at least four hundred (400) hours duration at a school certified or recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
   (D)   Each officer, whether originally employed before or after July 1, 1982, shall successfully complete each year an in-service training course of forty (40) hours duration appropriate to his or her rank and responsibility at a school certified or recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. Each officer shall receive in each calendar year five (5) days time off with pay for the purpose of taking the required in-service training.
   (E)   No officer shall have his or her base salary reduced or be denied a normal salary increase to which he or she is otherwise entitled because of the salary incentive payments provided by the Kentucky Crime Commission under KRS 15.410 through 15.515.
   (F)   The Police Department and each officer thereof shall comply with all provisions of law applicable to local police, including the transmission of data to the Bureau of Criminal Information and Statistics as required by KRS 17.150.
   (G)   The Police Chief shall prepare or cause to be prepared such quarterly and other reports as may be reasonably required by the Kentucky Crime Commission to facilitate administration of the Fund and further the purposes of KRS 15.410 through 15.515.
   (H)   The Police Department and each officer thereof shall further comply with all reasonable rules and regulations appropriate to the size and location of this city’s Police Department, issued by the Kentucky Crime Commission to facilitate the administration of the Fund and further the purposes of KRS 15.410 through 15.515.
      (1)   The City Treasurer shall deposit in an appropriate account which can be identified separately from all other sources, all monies received under KRS 15.410 through 15.515.
      (2)   Upon receipt of any monies under KRS 15.410 through 15.515, the City Treasurer shall pay to each police officer the full amount received on behalf of that officer, giving to each officer a check stub or receipt on which the gross amount of monies paid to him or her under KRS 15.410 through 15.515 is included and identified.
      (3)   All financial records relating to monies received under KRS 15.410 through 15.515 shall be retained for a period of three (3) years and until the completion of an audit approved by the Kentucky Crime Commission and the United States Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
(Ord. 320.6, passed 4-26-82)
§ 33.13 CARRYING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS.
   (A)   All members of the Police Department of the city who carry deadly weapons on or about their persons in their regularly scheduled duties as police officers for the city may carry concealed deadly weapons on or about their persons at all times within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
   (B)   Deadly weapons that may be carried by members of the Police Department within the Commonwealth of Kentucky are those weapons that are usually carried by such officers in performing their duties while on regularly scheduled shift of duty for the city.
(Ord. 320.3, passed 1-22-73)
Statutory reference:
   Carrying of concealed deadly weapon by police officer, see KRS 527.020(3)
§ 33.14 FIELD TRAINING OFFICER MANUAL ADOPTED.
   The Pikeville Police Department Field Training Officer Manual attached to Ord. No. 0-2005-016 is hereby adopted as Chapter 3 of the Rules and Regulations Manual of the City of Pikeville Police Department. Copies are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the City Clerk.
(Ord. 0-2005-016, passed 9-12-05)
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