POLICE
Art.
I In
General. Secs. 27-1--27‑16
Art.
II Auxiliary Policemen, Secs. 27‑17‑‑27‑34
Art.
III City Marshal and deputies, Secs. 27‑35‑‑27
Art.
IV Police
Department, Secs. 27‑54‑‑27‑80
Sec.
27-01 - 27‑16. Reserved.
ARTICLE
II.
AUXILIARY POLICEMEN
*Cross
References‑‑Authority of Police Department members to issue tickets
and citations, Sec. 2‑1; bond required for Chief of Police and Police
Department members, Sec. 2-2; maintenance authority of Chief of Police, Sec. 2‑10;
duties of river patrol, Sec. 17‑3; duty of police to enforce health
chapter, Sec. 18‑11; resisting or obstructing peace officer, Sec. 22‑1;
refusal to aid an officer, Sec. 22‑2; aiding prisoner to escape, Sec. 22‑3;
impersonating an officer, Sec. 22‑4; traffic and vehicles, Sec. 32-1 et
seq.
*State
law reference ‑ Auxiliary policemen, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec. 3‑6‑5
Sec. 27‑17. Auxiliary Police
-Appointment; qualifications; termination.
The
Mayor is hereby authorized to appoint auxiliary policemen, as employees,
subject to the advice and consent of the City Council. Prior to appointment, all proposed auxiliary
policemen shall be fingerprinted and their fingerprints shall be checked with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Sec. 27‑18. Auxiliary Police - Not
to be members of police department; no residency requirement.
Such
auxiliary policemen shall not be members of the regular Police Department of
the City. Auxiliary Policemen need not be residents of the City. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68,
Sec.2)
Sec. 27‑19. Auxiliary police identification symbols
control by chief.
Identification
symbols worn by auxiliary policemen shall be different and distinct from those
used by the regular Police Department and shall be selected and chosen by the
Chief of Police of the City. Auxiliary
policemen shall at all times during the performance of their duties be subject
to the direction and control of the Chief of Police of the City. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68,
Sec.2)
Sec. 27‑20. Auxiliary Police -
Powers and duties.
Auxiliary
policemen shall have the following powers and duties, when properly assigned
and on duty:
(1) To
aid or direct traffic in the municipality.
(2) To
aid in control of natural or man‑made disasters.
(3) To
aid in case of civil disorder.
(4) To perform normal and regular police
duties when assigned by the Chief of Police on occasions when it is
impracticable for members of the regular Police Department to perform normal
and regular police duties.
(5) To arrest or cause to be arrested, with
or without process, all persons who break the peace, or are found violating any
municipal ordinance or any criminal law of the State Code 317.
(6) To
commit arrested persons for examination.
(7) If necessary, to detain arrested persons
in custody overnight or Sunday in any safe place, or until they can be brought
before the proper magistrate.
(8) To exercise all other powers as
conservators of the peace that the corporate authorities may prescribe.
(9) To serve and execute all warrants for the
violation of municipal ordinances, or the state criminal law, within the limits
of the City and for this purpose to have all the common law and statutory power
of sheriffs. (Ord. of 12‑16-68, Sec. 3)
Sec. 27‑21. Auxiliary Police
carrying of firearms.
Auxiliary
policemen shall not carry firearms except with the permission of the Chief of
Police of the City and then only when in uniform and in the performance of
their duties. (Ord. of 12‑16-68, Sec. 4)
Sec. 27‑22. Auxiliary Police
training.
Auxiliary
policemen, prior to entering upon any of their duties, shall receive a course
of training in the use of weapons and other police procedures by the Chief of
Police of the City. Such course of training shall be not less than fifty (50)
hours in duration. Upon completion of the course of training, the Chief of
Police shall file a certificate attesting to the auxiliary policeman's
completion of such course, with the City Clerk. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68, Sec. 5)
Sec. 27‑23. Auxiliary Police -
Compensation.
Auxiliary
Policemen shall receive no compensation for services performed. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68,
Sec. 6)
Sec. 27‑24‑‑27‑34. Reserved.
ARTICLE
III. CITY MARSHAL AND DEPUTIES
* State law references ‑ Appointment of City Marshal; Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec. 3‑7‑1; powers, Ch. 24, Sec. 3‑9‑4; duties Ch. 24, Sec. 3-11- 29.
Sec. 27‑35. City Marshal; established; appointment;
duties.
There
is hereby established the office of City Marshal. The City Marshal shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The
City Marshal, in addition to his duties as marshal, may be appointed or
employed by the City to act in any other capacity, provided that such
appointment or employment is compatible with his duties as marshal. (Ord. of
4-1- 68, Sec. 1)
Sec. 27‑36. Deputy marshals; established; appointment;
number.
There
is hereby established the office of deputy marshal. Deputy marshals shall be
appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council in such
number as the corporate authorities shall from time to time deem necessary.(4-1‑68, Sec.2).
Sec. 27‑37. Removal from office;
compensation - marshals.
The
City Marshal and the Deputy Marshals shall serve at the discretion of the City
Council and may be removed from office at the will of the Mayor and City
Council. The City Marshal and the Deputy Marshals shall receive such hourly
compensation for their services as determined by the corporate authorities.
(Ord. of 4‑1-68, Sec. 3)
Sec. 27‑38. Marshals not members of
police department.
The City Marshal when functioning as Marshal and the Deputy Marshals shall not be considered to be members of the regular Police Department of the City and shall not function on a fulltime basis. (Ord. of 4‑1‑68, Sec. 4)
Sec. 27‑39. City Marshal's uniforms
and identification symbols.
Uniforms
and identification symbols of the Marshal and Deputy Marshals shall be
different and distinct from those used by members of the regular Police
Department of the City. The Marshal and the Deputy Marshals shall at all times
during the performance of their duties be subject to the direction and control
of the Chief of Police of the City. (Ord. of 4‑1‑68, Sec. 4)
Sec. 27‑40. Duties of deputies generally; carrying
firearms.
Deputy
Marshals shall perform such duties as directed by the City Marshal or by the
corporate authorities. Deputy Marshals shall not carry firearms except with the
special permission of and when issued by the Chief of Police, and when in
uniform and while in the performance of their duties. (Ord. of 4‑1‑68,
Sec. 5)
Sec. 27‑41. Powers and duties of City and Deputy
Marshals.
The
City Marshal and the Deputy Marshals shall be conservators of the peace and
shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To arrest or cause to be arrested, with
or without process, all persons who break the peace or are violating any
municipal ordinance or any criminal law of the state.
(2) To commit arrested persons for
examination.
(3) To serve and execute all warrants for the
violation of municipal ordinances or the state criminal law within the limits
of the City.
(4) All statutory and common law power of
sheriffs.
(5) To
direct traffic and assist in traffic‑control.
(6) To
act as watchmen on special assignments.
(7) To assist in parade control and to keep
peace in all large gatherings in and about the community.
(8) To
assist in civil defense matters.
(9) To assist in cases of riot, disaster and
emergency control.
(10) To perform such other related duties as
directed by the Chief of Police of the corporate authorities. (Ord. of 4‑1‑68,
Sec. 6)
Sec. 27‑42. Bond for City and deputy
marshals.
The
City Marshal and the Deputy Marshals so appointed shall at the time of their
appointment execute to the City a bond in the amount to be established by the
corporate authorities with sureties to be approved by the corporate authorities
and conditioned as required by law. (Ord. of 4‑1‑68, Sec. 7)
Sec.
27‑43 ‑ 27‑53. Reserved.
ARTICLE
IV.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Sec. 27‑54. Police Department established; composition.
There
is hereby established an executive department of the municipality of the City
which shall be known as the Police Department. The Police Department may be
composed of one (1) Chief of Police, two (2) Deputy Chiefs (of which one (1)
shall be the first Deputy Chief), ten (10) Lieutenants (which number shall
include the Deputy Chiefs), seventeen (16) Sergeants, and forty-nine (49)
Patrolmen. (Ord. No. 75‑6, Sec. 1, 2‑3‑75; Ord. No. 85‑51,
Sec.1, 11-18‑89; amended by Ord. 94-23,
Sec. 27‑55. Reserved.
Editor's Note ‑ Ord. No. 75‑13, Sec. 1,
adopted Feb. 18, 1975, repealed Sec. 27‑55, relative to residence
requirements for Police Department members. Said section was derived from Code
1965, Sec. 7‑13.
Sec. 27‑55.1. Residence requirements for members of the
Police Department.
(a) Any person employed by the City as a
member of the Police Department shall reside within the City limits of the
City.
(b) Any presently employed person residing outside
the City limits on the effective date of this section (March 3, 1975), pursuant
to the ordinance previously in effect allowing persons to live within five (5)
miles of the City limits, or any presently employed person under written
agreement to purchase real estate within five (5) miles of the City limits on
the effective date of this section shall not be affected by the requirements of
this section. (Ord. No. 75-18, Secs. 1 and 2,
*State
law reference ‑ Police generally, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec. 10‑2.1‑1
et seq.
Sec. 27‑56. Management and control of Police
Department.
The
Chief of Police shall, in subordination to the Mayor and the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners, have the full management and control of the Police
Department, and all regulations and orders thereof shall be promulgated through
him. All subordinate officers and members of the department shall be subject to
such rules and regulations as shall, from time to time, be prescribed by the
Chief of Police with the concurrence of the Mayor and the Police Committee.
(Code 1965, Sec. 7.02)
Sec. 27‑57. Chief of Police ‑
Appointments.
The
Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and
consent of the City Council. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.02; Ord. No. 85‑11,
Sec.1, 11-18-85)
Sec. 27‑58. Chief of Police ‑
Powers and duties.
(a) The Chief of Police shall devote his
entire time to the duties of his office, and shall be charged with the
preservation of the peace, order, safety and cleanliness of the City, and with
the duty of protecting the rights of persons and property, and enforcing of all
ordinances and orders of the City Council.
(b) The Chief of Police shall take notice of
all nuisances, obstructions and defects in the streets and alleys or other public
places of the City, and shall cause the same to be abated or removed, or
immediate notice thereof given to the proper officer whose duty it may be.
(c) The Chief of Police shall promptly
report to the Mayor or Chairman of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
any member of the police force who may be guilty of drunkenness, neglect of
duty, disobedience of orders, or violation of the standing rules and
regulations of the Police Department; and during the pending of formal charges
against any police officer or patrolman on the force, the Chief of Police may
suspend such officer or patrolman from duty until such charges can be
investigated. In order to enforce discipline, the Chief of Police may
temporarily suspend any member of the Police Department from duty, or impose
any other appropriate penalty for any breach of discipline by a member.
(d) The Chief of Police shall attend, either
in person or by deputy, all meetings of the City Council, execute all its
orders and close the council chamber upon adjournment. He shall execute all
warrants or other legal process, required to be executed by him under any
ordinances of the City. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.02; Ord. No. 85-51, Sec.1, 11‑18‑85)
Sec. 27‑58.1. Deputy Chiefs - appointment, powers and
duties.
There
is hereby created the office of Deputy Chief. The Deputy Chief shall be
appointed from the ranks of lieutenants and shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of the City Council. The Deputy Chief shall perform the powers and
duties of the Chief of Police when the Chief of Police is unable to perform
these powers and duties. The Deputy
Chief shall possess the powers and execute the duties of the Chief of Police in
case of the temporary absence or disability of the Chief of Police. (Ord.
No.08-43,
Sec. 27‑58.2. Commanders appointment, powers, and duties.
There
are hereby created the office of Commanders.
The Chief of Police may appoint not more than two Commanders. A Commander may be appointed from the ranks
of lieutenants and shall be appointed by the Police Chief. The Commanders shall be assigned those duties
including responsibility for patrol or detective bureau or other duties as
assigned by the Police Chief, or in the absence of the Police Chief, by the
Deputy Chief. In case of the temporary
absence or
disability
of the Chief of Police and Deputy Chief of Police, a commander may be
designated to possess the powers of Chief of Police during said absence or
temporary disability. (Ord. No. 08-43,
Sec. 27‑58.3. Lieutenant of Police;
appointment, powers and duties.
There
is hereby created the office of Lieutenant of Police who shall be appointed as
provided by law. The powers and duties of a lieutenant shall be as set forth in
section 27‑67 of this Code. (Ord. No.75‑9, Sec. 1, 2‑3‑75)
Sec. 27‑58.4. Sergeant of Police;
appointment, powers and duties.
There
is hereby created the office of sergeant of police who shall be appointed as
provided by law. The powers and duties of a sergeant shall be as set forth in
section 27‑67 of the Code. (Ord. No.75-10, Sec. 1, 2‑3‑75)
Sec. 27‑58.5. Patrolmen; appointment,
powers and duties.
There
is hereby created the office of patrolman who shall be appointed as provided by
law. The powers and duties of a patrolman shall be as set forth in section 27‑67
of this Code. (Ord. No. 75‑11, Sec. 1, 2‑3‑75)
Sec.
27-58.6 Community Service Officer.
There
is hereby created the office of Community Service Officer who shall be
appointed by the Chief of Police. The
powers and duties of the Community Service Officer shall be as prescribed by
the Chief of Police in a job description to be filed with the Clerk of the City
of
Sec. 27‑59. Record of arrests.
The
Chief of Police shall keep books of record of the Police Department, and of all
persons arrested or committed by the police, showing the time and place of each
arrest, the offense for which the same was made, the magistrate or court before
whom such person was tried, and the disposition of
each case. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.02)
Sec. 27‑60. Monthly reports Police Department.
The
Chief of Police shall, on the third Monday in each month, make a written report
to the City Council, showing the number of arrests made by the police force
during the preceding month, the name of each person arrested, the policeman
making the arrest, the offense charged, the magistrate before whom tried, the
disposition of the case, the amount of fine imposed, if any, and the amount of
fines collected. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.02; Ord. No. 85‑51, Sec. 1, 11‑18‑85)
Sec. 27‑61. Keeping of books,
records and property.
The
Chief of Police shall have the care, custody and control of all books, records,
equipment and other property belonging to the Police Department, and of all
stolen goods seized and retained by the police authority. Upon the expiration
of his term of office, or his resignation or removal, he shall surrender to his
successor in office, all books, records, equipment and property, of every
description, in his possession, belonging to the City, or pertaining to his
office. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.02)
Sec. 27‑62. Director of Traffic‑Control ‑
Established.
The
office of Director of Traffic‑Control is hereby created and is
established in the Police Department. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.04)
Sec. 27‑63. Director of
Traffic-Control ‑ Appointment.
The
Director of Traffic‑Control shall be appointed by the Chief of the Police
Department with the approval of the Mayor and shall be from among the members
of the Police Department. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.04)
Sec. 27‑64. Director of
traffic-control - Powers and duties.
(a) The Director of Traffic‑Control
shall have the duty of determining the installation and maintenance of traffic
control devices, analyzing accident records and devising remedial measures,
studying traffic movements and requirements, and performing such other duties
as are imposed by the City.
(b) The Director of Traffic‑Control
may make regulations necessary to make effective the provisions of the traffic
regulations of this City and make temporary or experimental regulations to
cover emergencies or special conditions. No such temporary or experimental
regulation shall remain in effect for more than ninety (90) days. (Code 1965
Sec. 7.04)
Sec. 27‑65. Dispatcher ‑
Created; appointment.
The
position of Civilian Dispatcher for the City Police Department is hereby
created. He shall be hired, subject to the approval of the mayor and City Council,
by the Chief of Police and serve at the pleasure of the Chief of Police (Ord. 9‑20-66,
Sec. 1)
Sec. 27‑66. Dispatcher ‑
Duties; salary.
The
civilian dispatchers' work shall consist of dispatching radio messages in the
City Police Department between the hours of
Sec. 27‑67. Powers and duties of
police force.
(a) Members of the police force, when on
duty, shall devote their entire time to the proper discharge of the duties of
their stations according to the laws and ordinances of the City and the rules
and regulations of the Police Department. It shall be their special duty to
preserve order, peace and quiet, and to enforce the ordinances throughout the
City.
(b) The members of the Police Department
shall have power to arrest as prescribed by state law.
(c) Members of the Police Department shall
have power and authority, within the City, to serve and execute warrants or
other legal process for the apprehension and commitment persons charged with,
or held for the commission of any crime or violation of any law or ordinance of
the City, and while serving or executing, or assisting in the service or
execution of any such warrant or legal process, they shall be vested with all
the powers of constables for such purposes.
(d) It shall be the duty of the members of
the Police Department to aid the Fire Department by giving alarms in case of
fire, so that the firemen shall not be hindered or obstructed in the
performance of their duties. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.05)
State law reference ‑ Arrests, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 38,
Sec. 107‑1 et seq.
Sec. 27‑68. Uniforms and badges.
(a) The members of the police force shall
wear a uniform, which shall be of such material and pattern as may be
prescribed by the police committee.
(b) Each police officer shall, upon his appointment,
be supplied by the City with a badge, and a copy of the rules and regulations
established for the government of the Police Department.
(c) Upon the expiration of the term of office
of any police officer, or his resignation or removal from office, he shall
immediately deliver to the chief of police, for the use of the City, his star
or badge, and all papers and effects, in his possession, belonging to the City,
or pertaining to his office. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.06)
Sec. 27‑69. Extra duty for police.
Whenever
in the judgment of the Mayor or of the Chief of Police, it shall be deemed for
the best interest of the welfare of the City that members of the Police
Department off duty shall be recalled to extra duty, they or each of them shall
have authority so to do and to designate which members shall be so recalled. It
shall thereupon be the duty of any members so called to report for duty at the
time and place specified in the call and to serve for the extra hours or period
ordered. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.08)
Sec. 27‑70. Policemen's pension
fund.
(a) There
is hereby created an organization under the name of "The Board of the
Policemen's Pension Fund," which board shall be composed of five (5)
members, residents of the City, as provided by chapter 108 1/2, Section 3‑128
of the Illinois Revised Statutes.
(b) The duties of the board, its powers,
manner of appointment, and election of members and their term of office shall
be as designated by Chapter 108 1/2, Section 3-128 et seq. of the Illinois
Revised Statutes. (Code 1965, Sec. 7.09)
State law reference - Policemen's pension fund, Ill. Rev.
Statute, Ch.108 1/2. Sec. 3-101 et seq.
Sec. 27-73 - 27-80. Reserved.
Police
Work Agreement Ordinances.
*Editor's
note - Work Agreement Ordinances are on file in the City Clerk's Office. (Ord.
85-01, Patrolman's Contract; Ord. 85-02, 7-7-03 thru 4/30/06 Sergeant's
Contract; Ord. 85-03, 88-43, Police Lieutenant's Contract; Ord. 89-08, 91-43, Police
Chief, Deputy Chief and Commander's Contract; Ord. No. 91-37, Police
Lieutenants Contract). Lateral Entry
Police Officer 2007-105,
ARTICLE II. AUXILIARY POLICEMEN 27
Auxiliary Police identification symbols ......................................................................... 27
- 19
Auxiliary Police ‑
Compensation................................................................................... 27
- 23
Auxiliary Police ‑ Not members of
KPD....................................................................... 27
- 18
Auxiliary Police ‑
Powers and duties............................................................................. 27
- 20
Auxiliary Police ‑Appointment/qualify/terminate............................................................. 27
- 17
Auxiliary Police
carrying of firearms.............................................................................. 27
- 21
Auxiliary Police
training................................................................................................ 27
- 22
ARTICLE III. CITY MARSHAL AND DEPUTIES 27
Bond for City and Deputy
Marshals.............................................................................. 27
- 42
City Marshal; established; appointment;
duties.............................................................. 27
- 35
City Marshals uniforms and identification
symbols......................................................... 27
- 39
Deputy marshals; established; appointed/number........................................................... 27
- 36
Duties of deputies generally; carrying
firearms............................................................... 27
- 40
Marshals not members of Police Department................................................................ 27
- 38
Removal from office‑compensation‑marshals................................................................ 27
- 37
ARTICLE IV. POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief of Police ‑
Powers and duties.............................................................................. 27
- 58
Chief of Police ‑‑‑
Appointments.................................................................................. 27
- 57
Community Oriented
Policing ‑ Collection of fee........................................................ 27
- 72.2
Community Oriented Policing....................................................................................... 27
- 72
Community Oriented Policing‑Housing
Unit Cost....................................................... 27
- 72.1
Deputy Chiefs ‑
appointment, powers and duties........................................................ 27
- 58.1
Director of traffic‑control
‑ Appointment....................................................................... 27
- 63
Director of traffic‑control‑‑Established.......................................................................... 27
- 62
Director of traffic‑control‑Powers
and duties................................................................ 27
- 64
Dispatcher ‑
Created; appointment............................................................................... 27
- 65
Duties; salary ‑ dispatcher............................................................................................ 27
- 66
Extra duty for police..................................................................................................... 27
- 69
Keeping of
books/records/property by police............................................................... 27
- 61
Lieutenant/police‑appointment/powers/duties............................................................. 27
- 58.3
Management and control
of Police Department............................................................. 27
- 56
Monthly reports Police
Department.............................................................................. 27
- 60
Patrolmen; appointment, powers &
duties
..27 58.5
Patrol Commander ‑
appointment; duties................................................................... 27
- 58.8
Police Department established;
composition.................................................................. 27
- 54
Policemen's pension
fund.............................................................................................. 27
- 70
Powers and duties of
City and Deputy Marshals........................................................... 27
- 41
Powers and duties of
police force................................................................................. 27
- 67
Record of arrests......................................................................................................... 27
- 59
Residence requirements for the Police
Department..................................................... 27
- 55.1
Community Service Officer........................................................................................ 27
- 58.6
Sergeant‑Police‑
appointment/powers/duties.............................................................. 27
- 58.4
Uniforms and badges.................................................................................................... 27
- 68
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Police Work Agreement on file in the City Clerk's Office