All authorities granted the Director of Police by State statute shall apply to the Director of Police. The Director of Police shall be responsible for the direction and performance of all Police Department functions including all police personnel of the Village, whether members of the Classified Service or members of the Non-Classified Service. The Director of Police is required to ensure the efficient operation of the Police Department, and all members of the Police Department shall obey the orders, rules and regulations given or set by the Director of Police for the conduct and guidance of the members of the Police Department. In addition:
(A) All police records and original reports shall be preserved and maintained pursuant to the direction of the office of the Director of Police and shall be made available to the public only as duly authorized by State statute.
(B) The Deputy Chief of Police shall be the keeper of the Village Jail and shall have custody of all persons incarcerated therein.
(1) Until a person shall be brought before a judge for a hearing or until a person shall be transferred lawfully to some other place of incarceration or until a person shall be otherwise lawfully released, the Village Jail may be used only for the incarceration of a person arrested for violating any law of any state or the United States or for violating any Village ordinance.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to escape, attempt to escape or to assist any prisoner to escape or attempt to escape from the Village Jail.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to communicate with any prisoner held in the Village Jail without the permission of the Deputy Chief of Police or the police officer in charge.
(C) The Director of Police shall keep such records and make such reports concerning the activities of the Police Department as may be required by federal, State or local law or Village ordinance.
(D) Civilian personnel of the Non-Classified Service:
(1) Shall have the work hours and assume the duties set forth by the Director of Police.
(2) Shall have the compensation and time off for the holidays designated by the President and Board of Trustees.
(E) The Director of Police shall have custody of all lost, abandoned or stolen property recovered by the Village.
('73 Code, § 27-19) (Ord. 79-1362, passed 7-27-79; Am. Ord. 81-1448, passed 5-21-81; Am. Ord. 90-1730, passed 1-18-90; Am. Ord. 03-2445, passed 12-9-03; Am. Ord. 07-2621, passed 1-23-07; Am. Ord. 11-2816, passed 1-25-11; Am. Ord. 17-4029, passed 11-2-17; Am. Ord. 18-4092, passed 9-6-18)