[R.O. 1993 § 200.030; Ord. No.
1931 § 3, 6-13-1978]
There is hereby created the office of Director of Public Safety,
who shall be appointed by the City Manager as provided by law. The
Director of Public Safety shall be the head of that Department, and
all officers and employees assigned to that Department shall perform
their duties subject to his/her supervision. The Director of Public
Safety shall have all the duties and power assigned by law or ordinance.
[R.O. 1993 § 200.040; Ord. No.
1931 § 4, 6-13-1978]
The Director of Public Safety may make or prescribe such rules
and regulations for the conduct of his/her Department as he/she shall
deem advisable; such rules, when approved by the City Manager, shall
be binding on such members. The rules may cover the conduct of the
members, uniforms and equipment to be worn or carried, hours of service,
vacations, and other matters necessary or desirable for the better
efficiency of the Department.
[R.O. 1993 § 200.050; Ord. No.
1931 § 5, 6-13-1978]
Members of the Department of Public Safety shall be appointed,
and promotions within the Department shall be made, in the manner
provided by law. Each member of the Department shall have all the
responsibility, authority, and liability prescribed by Statute or
ordinance for Public Safety Officers.
[R.O. 1993 § 200.060]
A.
The
Director of Public Safety shall have the power at all times to make
or order an arrest with proper process, for any offense against the
laws of the City.
B.
He/she
shall also have the power to make arrest without process in all cases
in which any offense against the laws of the City shall be committed
in his/her presence.
C.
He/she
shall at all times perform such duties as are, or shall be enjoined
in him/her by ordinance or resolutions of the City Council, or any
Statute of the State.
D.
It
shall be his/her duty to execute all orders and serve all notices
emanating from the City Manager, City Council, or Municipal Court;
to be active and vigilant in the enforcement of all ordinances of
the City, and to preserve public peace and good order.
E.
He/she
shall attend all sessions of the Municipal Court, and preserve order
in the courtroom, and if unable to attend in person, shall order one
of the Public Safety Officers to attend said Court.
F.
He/she
shall be Ex-Officio Sergeant-At-Arms of the City Council, and shall
upon request attend its meetings, preserve order in the Council Chamber
and execute its orders, notices and mandates.
G.
He/she
shall safely keep all money or property coming into his/her hands
in consequence of the arrest of any person charged with crime or misdemeanor,
and shall report the same to the Municipal Judge, to be disposed of
as directed by said Judge.
H.
The
Director of Public Safety shall be ex-officio keeper of the City Jail,
and shall be responsible on his/her official bond for its proper management.
He/she shall cause to be kept an accurate record or register of all
persons imprisoned therein, by whom committed, for what offense, when
committed, when and by what authority discharged, and the cost of
maintaining each person so detained therein, and he/she shall see
that all prisoners confined in the City Jail are supplied with a sufficient
quantity of wholesome food and water, and that the female prisoners
are at all times kept in apartments separate and apart from male prisoners.
I.
The
Director of Public Safety shall also collect and preserve all personal
property belonging to the City, whenever such property is not in the
lawful possession of some person employed in the services of said
City.
J.
The
Director shall at all times have charge, supervision and control over
all hose, fire trucks and equipment and all other property of the
City belonging to the Department, and shall see that all such property
is kept from damage, loss or waste and at all times in good condition
for immediate use, and all members of said Department shall obey his/her
orders in respect to the care and control of such property.
K.
Investigate
ownership and insurance coverage on any building damaged by fire in
excess of fifty percent (50%) of its value and report same to the
City Manager.
L.
The
Director, or in his/her absence, the officer in command, may direct
the cutting or pulling down or removal of any building or other object
for the purpose of checking the progress of the fire, and with the
advice of the City Manager, or concurrence of two (2) members of the
City Council, shall have authority to blow up or cause to be blown
up with powder or otherwise any building or other erection for the
purpose of extinguishing or checking the progress of such fire.
M.
The
Director of Public Safety shall cause to be kept a record of the number
of the calls and the names of the members of the company responding
to same. Said records shall be presented to the City Manager and to
the City Council meeting each month or at any other time that said
Council may direct.
[R.O. 1993 § 200.070]
Before entering upon the discharge of his/her office the Director
of Public Safety shall take and subscribe to a like oath or affirmation
of office as is required of other officers of the City, and before
entering upon the discharge of his/her office, he/she shall execute
to the City of Charleston a bond in the sum as set by the City Council,
with a bonding company thereon, conditioned that he/she will faithfully
perform all of the duties of his/her office as is required by the
laws of the State of Missouri governing cities of the Third Class
and the ordinances of the City, and the rules of the Public Safety
Department, and that he/she will promptly pay over all monies that
may come into his/her possession belonging to the City, or any officer
thereof or other person at the time and in the manner provided by
law. Said bond shall be approved by the City Manager and filed in
the office of the City Clerk.
