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Timestamp: 2019-01-20 19:43:21
Document Index: 653443665

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 117', '§ 122', '§ 105', '§ 1', '§ 61', '§ 61']

Village of Siren, WI Police Department
§ 117-1 Organization.
§ 117-2 Records and reports.
§ 117-3 General duties of police officers.
§ 117-4 Duties of Chief of Police; custody of equipment and property.
§ 117-5 Rules and policies.
§ 117-6 Personnel records and performance evaluations.
§ 117-7 Training.
§ 117-8 Civilians to assist.
§ 117-9 Suspension or removal of law enforcement officers.
Chapter 117 Police Department
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Siren 1-8-1988 as Title 3, Ch. 1 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and such other officers, assistants, and patrolmen as from time to time may be appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes and the ordinances and resolutions of the Village Board.
Monthly reports. The Chief of Police shall submit a written monthly report to the Village Board of all activities and transactions of the Department during the preceding month.
Report all street and sidewalk obstructions, unlighted streetlamps, unlawful street signs or signals, and defective or dangerous streets and sidewalks to the appropriate person or organization responsible for their repair or service.
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 compiled with.
§ 117-4 Duties of Chief of Police; custody of equipment and property. [1]
Duties. In addition to the duties imposed upon him elsewhere in this Code of Ordinances, the Chief of Police shall:
Have command of the Police Department on administrative matters, subject to the direction of the Village President, to the extent that the Village Board may delegate such authority or direction to him.
Cause to be maintained accurate records of complaints, crimes, traffic accidents, ordinance violations, arrests, summonses, incidents, and calls for police service and shall provide a system of periodic summary and analysis to ensure the most efficient and effective deployment and use of the Department's resources. He shall submit or cause to be submitted to the various agencies such reports and summaries as are required by state statutes or ordinances and shall participate in voluntary programs designed to improve law enforcement and public safety.
Submit such reports and comply with such administrative procedures as may be prescribed by the Village President and Village Board relative to fiscal and administrative matters.
[Amended 1-5-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01]
Plan, organize, staff, direct, and control all of the human and material resources of the Department for the most effective and efficient discharge of its duty to protect persons and property, preserve the peace, protect the rights of citizens and enforce the Wisconsin Statutes and the ordinances of the Village as are within its jurisdiction. He shall supervise the preparation and presentation of annual reports and budgets for the Police Department. He shall be required to certify to the correctness of all bills incurred by the Department.
Strive to maintain suitable, productive relationships with other Village departments and with other governmental agencies and private organizations concerned with law enforcement, crime prevention, administration of justice and public safety. He shall cooperate and exchange information with other Village departments in matters relating to their various functions.
Custody of Department equipment. The Chief of Police shall be the custodian of all Village property, equipment and supplies under the control of or used by the Police Department and shall be responsible for the care, maintenance, safeguarding and accurate records of such property, equipment, and supplies.
Custody of property. The Chief of Police shall be the custodian of all property and shall be responsible for the safekeeping, lawful disposition and accurate record of the same. He shall see that all property is returned to its lawful owner or otherwise disposed of according to the applicable statutes.[2]
Editor's Note: See § 122-2, Lost and abandoned property.
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 105, Officers and Employees, § 105-6, Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police shall establish and promulgate rules of conduct, directives and policies and procedures and prescribe such duties for individual members as he may deem necessary for the effective and efficient command and operation of the Department, provided that no such rule of conduct, directive, policy or procedure or duties or assignment shall be in conflict with the statutes, ordinances and approved Village personnel rules and regulations.
The Chief of Police is responsible for the training of all members of the Department. He 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. He 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. He shall encourage Department members to further their education in law enforcement through study, special courses, college attendance, extension programs, and independent readings.
All persons in the Village, when called upon by any police officer or peace officer, shall promptly aid and assist him in the execution of his duties, and whoever shall neglect or refuse to give such aid or assistance shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
The Village shall be subject to the requirements of § 61.65(1)(am), Wis. Stats.[1]
The provisions of this section, required by § 61.65(1)(am), Wis. Stats., first apply to the Chief of Police and any other law enforcement officer, when such officers are subject to a collective bargaining agreement which is in conflict with the statutory requirements but which is still in effect on April 9, 1986, only after the expiration date of such agreement.