CHAPTER 35: POLICE DEPARTMENT

Section

General Provisions

   35.01   Composition of Department

   35.02   Appointment of members; general requirements

   35.03   Same; applications

   35.04   Probationary period and continued service of members

   35.05   Sick leave; record of vacation time

   35.06   Police officers to be courteous to public, and vice versa

   35.07   Police manual

   35.08   Police Officer’s Civil Service Commission, and civil service for police officers

   35.09   Charges for service of process and the like

Police Officer’s Pension and Relief Fund

   35.20   Determination of necessity for Fund

   35.21   Creation, name, and general powers of Board of Trustees

   35.22   Composition of Board of Trustees; election, officers, and the like

   35.23   Application of state law

   35.24   Retirement plans/pension

Police Protection

   35.35   Rules and regulations for the Police Department

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 35.01 COMPOSITION OF DEPARTMENT.

   (A)   The Police Department shall consist of the police force and the civilian employees of the Department.

   (B)   The police force shall consist of one Chief of Police and such number of captains, lieutenants, sergeants, technicians, and patrol officers as the Common Council may from time to time authorize.

   (C)   The civilian employees of the Police Department shall consist of such number of stenographers, secretaries, clerks, laborers, and others as the Common Council may from time to time authorize.

(Prior Code, § 22-1)

§ 35.02 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

   To be eligible for appointment as a member of the Police Department, an applicant must comply with all of the applicable state civil service laws governing municipal police departments, the provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations of the city’s Police Officers’s Civil Service Commission.

(Prior Code, § 22-2)

Charter reference:

   For charter provisions as to qualifications of Chief of Police, see Charter § 6