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Posen, IL Code of Ordinances
VILLAGE CODE of POSEN, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE I ADMINISTRATIVE
TITLE II BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
TITLE III DEPARTMENTS
TITLE IV HEALTH AND SANITATION
TITLE V WATER, PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
TITLE VI BUILDING REGULATIONS
TITLE VII BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE VIII POLICE REGULATIONS
TITLE IX FIRE REGULATIONS
TITLE X TRAFFIC
TITLE XI ZONING REGULATIONS
TITLE XII RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX
TITLE XIII TAXATION
TITLE III
DEPARTMENTS
CHAPTER 1
POLICE DEPARTMENT
SECTION:
3-1-1: Department Created
3-1-2: Police Officers Designated
3-1-2-1: Part Time Police Officers
3-1-3: Chief Of Police; Appointment And Duties; Salary
3-1-4: Deputy Chief Of Police; Duties
3-1-5: Books Of Records
3-1-6: Police Surgeon; Duties (Rep. by Ord. 2006-08, 9-12-2006)
3-1-7: Police Matrons
3-1-8: Animal Care Section
3-1-9: Custodian Of Seized And Unclaimed Property; Record; Sale
3-1-10: Unclaimed Property; Proceeds From Sale
3-1-11: Seized Weapons; Sale Forbidden
3-1-12: Duties Of Police Officers
3-1-13: Arrests
3-1-14: Service Of Warrants
3-1-15: Assistance To Fire Department
3-1-16: Street Excavations; Requiring Exhibition Of Permit
3-1-17: Neglect Of Duty; Discharge
3-1-18: Fraud Or Neglect; Penalty
3-1-19: Resisting An Officer; Escapes
3-1-20: Duty Restrictions; Uniforms
3-1-21: Rewards (Rep. by Ord. 2006-08, 9-12-2006)
3-1-22: Investigation Of Complaints Against Officers
3-1-23: Vacations (Rep. by Ord. 86-41, 12-22-1986)
3-1-24: Sickness (Rep. by Ord. 86-41, 12-22-1986)
3-1-25: Additional Employment Prohibited (Rep. by Ord. 86-41, 12-22-1986)
3-1-26: Notice Of Resignation Required
3-1-27: Special Police
3-1-28: Appointment; Suspension; Termination
3-1-29: Residency Requirements; Uniform Allotments; Court Appearance Compensation; Other Terms Of Employment
3-1-30: Retirement
3-1-31: Work Period
3-1-32: Transportation Of Human Remains
3-1-1: DEPARTMENT CREATED:
There is hereby established an executive department of the Municipal government of the Village which shall be known as the Department of Police. The department shall embrace the offices and positions hereinafter enumerated and such others as may be provided for from time to time in the annual appropriation ordinance. (1965 Code)
3-1-2: POLICE OFFICERS DESIGNATED:
The following offices are created, and officers designated, of the Posen Police Department:
   (A)   Chief of Police, who shall be appointed by the Village President, with the approval of the Board of Trustees, as provided in section 3-1-3 of this chapter.
   (B)   Two (2) officers with the rank of Sergeant, who shall be hired pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Posen Fire and Police Commission. In addition, four (4) officers with the rank of Corporal, who shall be appointed by the Chief of Police on May 1st of each year, with the approval and consent of the Village President and Board of Trustees. An additional Corporal, if necessary, may be appointed to a Specialty Unit, with the approval and consent of the Village President and Board of Trustees.
   (C)   Such numbers of patrolmen, patrolwomen, radio operators, special police officers, police matrons and employees as may be provided for in the annual appropriation ordinance of the Village or the collective bargaining agreement in effect between the Village of Posen and the lawfully designated bargaining unit. (Ord. 2006-08, 9-12-2006; amd. Ord. 2015-01, 1-27-2015; Ord. 2021-17, 10-12-2021; Ord. 2022-21, 8-23-2022)
3-1-2-1: PART TIME POLICE OFFICERS:
   (A)   Duties: A part time police officer shall have all the responsibilities of a full time police officer and such specific duties as delineated in the general orders of the Posen Police Department, but the number of hours a part time officer may work within a calendar year is restricted. Part time police officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full time police officers. Part time police officers shall be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training Act 1 and the rules and requirements of the ILETSB.
   (B)   Hiring Standards: Any person employed as a part time police officer must meet the following standards:
      1.   Be of good moral character, of temperate habits, of sound health, and physically and mentally able to perform assigned duties.
      2.   Be at least twenty one (21) years of age.
      3.   Pass a medical examination.
      4.   Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
      5.   Possess a valid State of Illinois driver's license.
      6.   Possess no prior felony convictions.
      7.   Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been honorably discharged.
   (C)   Discipline: Part time officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Chief of Police. Part time police officers serve at the discretion of the Village of Posen authorities, shall not have any property rights in said employment, and may be removed by the Village of Posen authorities at any time. Part time officers shall comply with all applicable rules of general orders issued by the Police Department. (Ord. 2012-03, 2-27-2012)

 

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1. 50 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
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