Chapter 2.15
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Sections:
2.15.020 General powers of police officers.
2.15.030 Rules and policies for the police department.
2.15.040 Maintenance of personnel records and performance evaluations.
2.15.050 Police committee’s responsibility for training.
2.15.010 Records and reports.
(a) Monthly Reports. A police officer designated by the police committee shall submit a written monthly report to the village board of all activities and transactions of the department during the preceding month.
(b) Police Records. There shall be kept by the department a suitable record in which shall be entered the name of every person arrested in the village, the name of the person making the arrest, the date and cause of the arrest, the court from which the warrant was issued, the disposition made of the case, the amount of fine and costs paid and to whom paid, bond posted and all complaints in full. [Prior code § 3-1-1].
2.15.020 General powers of police officers.
Every member of the police department shall:
(a) Familiarize himself with the ordinances of the village and the state statutes and attend to the enforcement of such ordinances by all lawful means.
(b) Help prevent crimes, misdemeanors and violations of village ordinances and protect the health, safety, public peace and order of the village and its inhabitants.
(c) Report all street and sidewalk obstructions, unlighted street lamps, unlawful street signs or signals and defective or dangerous streets and sidewalks to the appropriate person or organization responsible for their repair or service.
(d) Assist the fire department in maintaining order at the scene of a fire or any other fire response within the village.
(e) See that the necessary permits and licenses issued by the state or village are in the possession of or properly displayed by any person engaged in an activity or business within the village for which such permit or license is required and that the terms of such permits or licenses are complied with.
(f) Perform such other lawful duties as ordered by the police committee or its authorized representative. [Prior code § 3-1-2].
2.15.030 Rules and policies for the police department.
The police committee shall establish and promulgate rules of conduct, directives and policies and procedures and prescribe such duties for individual members as they may deem necessary for the effective and efficient command and operation of the department; provided no such rules of conduct, directive or policy procedure duties or assignment shall be in conflict with the statutes or ordinances or with any rules approved by the village board. [Prior code § 3-1-3].
2.15.040 Maintenance of personnel records and performance evaluations.
The police committee shall cause to be maintained adequate personnel records of employment, assignment, promotions, attendance, performance and training for all members of the department. The committee shall also comply with all provisions of the law enforcement standards board in regard to background investigations. The committee shall keep itself adequately informed of the activities of the department and be assured that the duties of the department are properly discharged. The committee shall formulate procedures for recognizing outstanding performance by department members, for investigating complaints of misconduct by any department member and for taking appropriate disciplinary action subject to the provisions of the applicable statutes and rules of the department. [Prior code § 3-1-4].
2.15.050 Police committee’s responsibility for training.
The police committee is responsible for establishing procedures for the training of all members of the department. The committee shall cause adequate and progressive programs of training to be organized and conducted to prepare department members in the knowledge, procedures and techniques of their duties and responsibilities. The committee will ensure that, within budgetary limitations, members of the department attend training courses, seminars and conferences necessary to maintain and improve their job skills and professional knowledge. The committee shall encourage department members to further their education in law enforcement through study, special courses, college attendance, extension programs and independent readings. [Prior code § 3-1-5].