(A) Creation. There is hereby created a Tontitown Police Department.
(B) Chief of Police. The Police Department shall be headed by a Chief of Police, under the superintendence of the Mayor of the city. The Chief of Police shall have such power and authority as is granted by state law in carrying out his or her duties.
(C) Police officers. Officers of the Police Department shall have the full authority to act in pursuance of state law and are hereby granted the fullest extent of authority as is currently provided by state law to act as city police officers for the Tontitown Police Department.
(D) Number of officers. The number of officers that may be commissioned by the Mayor, upon the advice of the Chief of Police, shall be subject to approval of the City Council through adoption of the city budget.
(E) Appointment/dismissal of Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall be appointed and/or dismissed by the Mayor, with either action subject to overriding by a two-thirds vote of the City Council (A.C. § 14-42-110). The Chief of Police and other officers of the Police Department shall be under the direction of the Mayor.
(F) Duties. The Chief of Police and other officers of the Tontitown Police Department shall have the following duties:
(1) To suppress all riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace;
(2) To pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice in any part of this state;
(3) To apprehend any and all persons in the act of committing any offenses against the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city and forthwith bring the persons before proper authority for trial or examination; and
(4) To diligently and faithfully enforce at all times all such laws, ordinances, and regulations for the preservation of good order and the public welfare as the City Council may ordain.
(G) Arrest. The Chief of Police or a police officer of the city may, upon view, arrest any person who may be guilty of a breach of the ordinances of the city or of any crime against the laws of the state and may, upon reasonable information supported by affidavit, procure process for the arrest of any person who may be charged with a breach of any ordinance of the city.
(Ord. 2014-05-473, passed 5-6-14)