A. Qualifications:
1. Statute Qualifications: No person shall be appointed to the police department who is not qualified by statute.
2. Residency: Every person appointed to the police department shall be a resident of the city or shall become a resident of the city within six (6) months after the date of his appointment.
3. Language; Felonies: Every such person appointed to the police department must speak the English language understandingly and shall not have been convicted of a felony.
4. Investigation And Fingerprints: No person shall be appointed to the police department until his verified employment application and fingerprints have been submitted to the FBI for use in a record check.
5. Other Requirements: In addition to the foregoing, the board of fire and police commissioners of the city 1 shall make rules for other physical and mental tests and requirements. (1988 Code §5.313; amd. Ord. 2015.05, 5-4-2015)
B. Appointments And Dismissals:
1. General Membership: Appointments to, promotions and dismissals within the police department, except for the position of the chief, shall be made by the board of fire and police commissioners, after examination, as is provided by statute 2 . (1988 Code §5.304; amd. Ord. 2015.05, 5-4-2015)
2. Chief Of Police: The chief may be removed from office with or without cause by the city manager and four-fifths (4/5) of the council; however, a policeman not otherwise subject to dismissal by the council shall not be dismissed as a policeman merely by his dismissal from the office of chief of police, but shall resume his rank within the police department held immediately prior to his appointment as chief with seniority added for his time in office as chief. (1988 Code §5.304; amd. Ord. 2002.95, 4-21-2003; Ord. 2015.05, 5-4-2015)
C. Conduct Of Members: It shall be the duty of every member of the police department to conduct himself in a proper and law abiding manner, at all times, and to avoid the use of unnecessary force. Each member of the department shall obey the orders and directions of his superior. (1988 Code §5.308; amd. Ord. 2015.05, 5-4-2015)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 2, chapter 4 of this code. |
| 2 | 2. 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6. |