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There shall be maintained a police department, the members of which, other than the chief of police, shall be qualified and appointed under civil service rules and regulations. There shall be appointed a chief of police as provided in chapter V., Section 7 of this Charter. Such chief of police shall keep a public office, to be provided by the mayor and council, which office shall be open day and night. The chief of police shall devote his or her entire time to the discharge of the duties of that office, and shall have full control of the police force of the city.
In addition to the chief of police, the mayor and council, in the organization of the police department, shall provide for a permanent police force, which shall consist of such number of policemen as the mayor and council shall, from time to time, deem necessary to preserve the peace, protect the lives and property of the citizens, and enforce the laws and ordinances within the city.
The chief and members of the police department shall have power to make arrests for violations of the ordinances of the city, and shall have the same power and authority to make arrests, and to serve processes, within the city, other than civil processes issued from the superior or justice of peace courts, or is or may be vested in sheriffs or other peace officers by the laws of the state. They shall have such other powers and duties as the mayor and council may, by ordinance, provide.
(Prop. 404, eff. 2-2-2016)
Cross References: Appointment, term and removal of police chief, ch. V, 7; authority of police to serve process of magistrates court, ch. XII. § 5; previously employed policemen declared under civil service, ch. XXV, § 10; effect of civil service on police chief, ch. XXV, § 11.
The superintendent of the water department shall have such powers and perform such duties as the mayor and council shall by ordinance provide, but subject, however, to the control and supervision of the manager.
Cross References: Appointment, term and removal of superintendent of water department, ch. V, § 6.
There shall be maintained a fire department, the members of which, other than the fire chief, shall be qualified and appointed under civil service rules and regulations. There shall be appointed a fire chief as provided in chapter V., Section 7 of this charter. The fire chief shall devote his or her entire time to the discharge of the duties of that office, and shall have control of the officers and men employed in the fire department. The fire chief shall see that all rules of the civil service commission relating to the fire department are enforced, and shall be charged with the special duty of superintending the extinguishment of fires, and seeing that all property imperiled thereby is protected and guarded. He shall have such other and further powers and duties as the mayor and council may, by ordinance, provide.
(Prop. 404, eff. 2-2-2016)
Cross References: Appointment, term and removal of the fire chief, ch. V, § 7; previously employed firemen declared under civil service, ch. XXV, § 10; effect of civil service on fire chief, ch. XXV, § 11.
The clerk shall have the custody and be responsible for the corporate seal of the city, all books, papers, records and archives belonging to the city, not in actual use by other officers, or elsewhere by special provisions committed to other custody. He shall be present at each meeting of the mayor and council, and keep a record of its proceedings. He shall keep separate books in which, respectively, lie shall record all ordinances, resolutions, contracts and official bonds. He shall keep all the books properly indexed and open to public inspection, when not in actual use. He shall have power to take affidavits and administer oaths in all matters relating to the business of the city, and shall make no charge therefor. He shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office. He shall be the custodian of the City Hall and all personal property, the custody of which has not been otherwise provided for in this Charter. He shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are or shall be provided by the laws of the state, or by ordinance of the mayor and council.
Cross References: Appointment, term and removal of city clerk, ch. V, § 4; duty of clerk to countersign and register contracts, ch. XV, § 1.