(A) Created; composition. There is hereby created a Police Department for the town which shall consist of a Police Chief and as many police officers as may from time to time be deemed necessary by the Council for the safety and good order of the town.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-1)
(B) Appointment of officers. The Police Chief shall be appointed by the Town Manager with the concurrence of Council. The Council shall provide for the appointment of as many police officers as may from time to time be deemed necessary for the safety and good order of the town.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-2)
(C) Compensation of officers. The Police Chief and the police officers of the town shall be compensated as determined by the Council. The Police Chief shall not receive any perquisites, commissions or compensation for his or her services as Police Chief, except as the Council may prescribe.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-3)
(D) Departmental rules and regulations. The Police Department shall be operated and managed in accordance with such departmental rules and regulations as may from time to time be adopted by the Council.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-4)
(E) Duties of the Police Department. It is the duty of the Police Department, under the direction of the Police Chief, to:
(1) Enforce this code and the statutes of the state within jurisdictional limits as conferred by law and to arrest and charge the violators thereof;
(2) Take charge of the town jail and all prisoners confined therein, and all those who are sentenced to labor on the streets or public works of the town and to see that orders and sentences with reference to such are fully executed and complied with;
(3) Deliver any persons who may be confined in the jail upon conviction of a crime committed under the jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court to any authorized officer of the town who shall at any time demand such prisoners. Any such authorized person so demanding and receiving such prisoners shall work such prisoners on the streets or alleys of the town or on any and all authorized work as may be determined by the Council;
(4) Render such account of the Police Department, its duties and receipts as may be required by the Council and keep non-confidential records of the office open to inspection by the Council at any time;
(5) Direct traffic and ensure the orderly flow thereof and investigate and make reports of traffic accidents;
(6) Inspect and ascertain the condition of traffic-control devices of every description which have been erected within the town on the authority of the Council and notify the Council of any defects found therein; and
(7) Perform such additional duties as may be required by the Council.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-5)
(F) Answering calls outside the town. The members of the Police Department are duly authorized to answer calls for aid and assistance beyond the corporate limits of the town pursuant to mutual aid agreements and state statutes.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-6)
(Ord. 90-14, passed - -1990; Res. 90-27, passed - -1990)