121.10 CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU.

   (a)   A Crime Prevention Bureau within the Police Department of the City is hereby established which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Police Department, under the direction and control of the Director of Safety. The person in charge of the Bureau of Crime Prevention shall be appointed by the Chief of the Police Department, on the basis of his or her qualifications. The Police Chief shall designate such other officers and members of that Department, as the Chief may from time to time deem necessary, as crime prevention officers for duties incident to the operation of the Bureau.

   (b)   The duties of the Crime Prevention Bureau shall be:

      (1)   To develop methods and systems for the prevention of crime.

      (2)   To conduct education programs designed to advise the public of measures which may be taken to assist in the prevention of crimes.

      (3)   To advise home owners, apartment owners and business owners relative to the installation and maintenance of security systems, alarms, locks, lighting and other safeguards.

      (4)   To review plans for the construction of all structures within the City to ascertain security hazards and the elimination thereof as may be required by ordinance or State law.

      (5)   To review the investigation and circumstances of crimes designated by the Chief of Police in order to evaluate crime prevention measures which may be established in the future and determine the feasibility of existing crime prevention measures and devices.

      (6)   To advise other members of the Police Department, not in the Crime Prevention Bureau, relative to various crime prevention practices and measures.

   The Bureau shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are set forth in other sections of this Administrative Code and other ordinances, and as may be conferred and imposed from time to time by law. This delegation of duty shall not relieve any other department, officer, or employee of the City of any power or duty conferred upon that department, officer or employee by law or ordinances.

   (c)   The members of the Crime Prevention Bureau may, at all reasonable hours, enter any building or premises within their jurisdiction for the purpose of inspecting same to ascertain whether there exists any hazard to crime prevention which is required to be corrected by ordinance or other recommendation of the Crime Prevention Bureau in an effort to prevent crime.
(Ord. 17-92. Enacted 11-13-17.)