(a) Appointment.
(1) The Chief of Police shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Village Board for an indefinite term, subject to removal by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Board, pursuant to the procedures established in Wis. Stats. § 61.65(1)(am). The Chief shall exercise the powers and duties of village marshals and village constables, and any other powers and duties prescribed by the Village Board, village ordinances, or the state statutes. Upon a permanent vacancy, an officer designated by the Board shall temporarily replace the Chief until the vacancy is filled by the Village Board.
(2) The compensation to be paid the Chief of Police for his or her services, the hours of active duty, rest days, vacation periods, and other involvement of his or her employment shall be such as may be determined by the Village Board from time to time. In the event of vacation or temporary disability, the Chief of Police shall appoint an officer in charge to act in the Chief’s absence.
(b) General duties.
(1) The Chief of Police shall have command of the Police Department. He or she shall have general administration and control of the Department and shall be responsible for the Department’s government, efficiency, and general good conduct. He or she shall perform all duties prescribed to him or her by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the village, and shall obey all lawful written orders of the Village Board or appropriate Committee thereof.
(2) The Chief of Police shall cause the public peace to be preserved and may arrest, and with reasonable diligence take before the proper court every person found in the village engaged in any disturbance of the peace or violating any law of the state or ordinance of the village. The Chief shall cooperate with other law enforcement officers in the arrest or apprehension of persons charged with crime. He or she shall see that all laws and ordinances of the village and state are enforced. Whenever any violation thereof shall come to his or her knowledge, he or she shall cause the requisite complaint to be made and see that the evidence is procured for the successful prosecution of the offender or offenders. He or she shall exercise supervisory control over all the personnel of his or her department and may adopt, subject to the approval of the Village Board, rules and regulations for the government, discipline, equipment, and uniforms of the police officers. He or she shall be solely responsible for the care and condition of the equipment used by his or her Department. He or she shall keep an accurate and complete record of all complaints, arrests, traffic violations, convictions, and dispositions of the Department.
(Prior Code, § 2-3-6)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Wis. Stats. § 61.65(1)(am)