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POLICE DEPARTMENT
There is hereby established a department of the municipal government of the city, which shall be known as the Police Department. It shall embrace the City Council Standing Committee on Public Safety, one Chief of Police and such other regular patrolmen as the City Council may hereafter from time to time provide for, and also such special police officers as the Mayor, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may appoint and commission.
(1975 Code, § 30.20)
(A) The City Council Standing Committee on Public Safety shall exercise a general supervision over the affairs of the Police Department.
(B) It shall ascertain the condition and needs thereof; shall, from time to time, report the same to the Mayor and City Council so that a full understanding thereof shall be had; and, generally shall do all acts necessary to promote the efficiency of the Department.
(1975 Code, § 30.21)
(A) The Chief of Police shall devote his or her entire time to the performance of the duties of his or her office, and is hereby charged with the preservation of the peace, order and safety of the city, and with the duty of protecting the rights of persons and property, and of enforcing all laws and also all orders of the City Council.
(B) He or she shall take notice of all nuisances, obstructions and defects, on the highways, or other public places, and shall cause the same to be abated or removed, or immediate notice thereof given to the proper officer, whose duty it may be to take action in relation thereto.
(C) He or she shall attend, either in person or by deputy, all meetings of the City Council, execute all its orders, and close the Council chamber upon the adjournment of that body. He or she shall also execute all warrants or other legal process required to be executed by him or her under any ordinance of the city.
(1975 Code, § 30.25)
A sufficient number of patrolmen shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the City Council, and they shall severally hold office from year to year, or until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors, and shall each, before entering into the performance of their duties, take the oath or affirmation required by law and execute a bond, with security to be approved by the City Council, in the penal sum of $500, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of their respective offices, and the payment by each office of all monies received by him or her, according to law and the ordinances of the city, which bonds shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
(1975 Code, § 30.27)
Each patrolman shall serve on the day or night force, as the Chief shall direct, and the Mayor may, when necessary, detail any police officer for the discharge of any particular or special duty, and may also require all police officers to perform police duty at any time of the day or night.
(1975 Code, § 30.28)
The Mayor, on special occasions, when in his or her judgment for public peace and order of the city shall require, appoint and commission any number of special or part-time police officers, as many as may be necessary, and shall fix, in the order of his or her appointment, the time during which each shall serve, and all such special or part-time police officers, during such time, possess the powers and exercise the duties of regular police patrolmen; provided that their appointment, if for more than ten days, shall be subject to the consent of the City Council, in the manner that other appointments to office by the Mayor are subject.
(1975 Code, § 30.29) (Ord. 97-06, passed 8-20-1997)
(A) Generally. Any person employed as a part-time officer must meet the following standards;
(1) Be of good moral character, of temperate habits, of sound health, and physically and mentally able to perform assigned duties;
(2) Be at least 21 years of age;
(3) Pass a medical examination;
(4) Possess at a minimum high school diploma or GED certificate, and shall be able to complete a course of basic police instruction of at least 400 hours, or as may hereafter be recommended under the standards of the State Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, within one year of employment;
(5) Shall be able to pass the POWER Test as defined by the State Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board;
(6) Shall have submitted to and passed a background investigation, including a fingerprint screening through appropriate state and federal sources;
(7) Possess no prior felony convictions or other crime involving moral turpitude;
(8) Possess a valid State of Illinois driver’s license;
(9) Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been honorably discharged; and
(10) Shall be recommended by the Chief of Police and approved by the City Council. The city is an equal opportunity employer.
(B) Duties. A part-time-police officer shall have all the responsibilities of a full-time officer and such specific duties as delineated in the General Orders of the City Police Department Police Manual, but the number of hours a part-time officer may work within a calendar year is restricted. Part-time officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Part-time officers shall be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/1 et seq.) and the rules and requirements of the ILETSB.
(C) Discipline. Part-time officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Chief of Police. Part-time officers serve at the discretion of the city authorities, shall not have any property rights in said employment and may be removed by the city authorities at any time as outlined in the city police manual. Part-time officers shall comply with all applicable rules and general orders issued by the City Police Department.
(Ord. 97-06, passed 8-20-1997; Ord. 12-01, passed 5-2-2012)
All duly appointed police officers, including the Police Chief, shall reside within the corporate limits of the city, both at the time of appointment to office as well as throughout the police officer’s tenure of office. The residency requirement established herein and pursuant to state law may be waived by motion of the City Council on a case-by-case basis, as has been done in past practice as stated in the police manual, which may include, but not be limited to, the duration of time which the police officer shall be allowed to reside outside of the corporate limits of the city, a radius outside of the corporate limits within which the officer is allowed to reside, and a requirement that the officer reside in a particular county or state.
(Ord. 08-04, passed 5-7-2008)
Each and every member of the police force, when on duty, shall devote his or her entire time to the proper discharge of the duty of his or her station, according to law and the ordinances of the city, and the rules and regulations of the Police Department; and it shall be his or her duty to preserve at all times, the order, peace and quiet of the city and to enforce the ordinances thereof.
(1975 Code, § 30.31)
Every member of the Department shall have power, within the corporate limits of the city, to serve and execute warrants or other legal process for the apprehension and commitment of persons charged with or held, for the commission of any crime or misdemeanor, or the violation of any law or ordinance of the city; and while so serving or executing or assisting in the service of execution of any such warrant or legal process, he or she shall be vested with all the common law and statutory powers of police officers for such purposes.
(1975 Code, § 30.32)
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