Pursuant to Article 10, § 150, of the Town Law of the State
of New York, the Town hereby establishes a Police Department. This Police
Department shall henceforth be known as the "Town of Lloyd Police Department."
An individual shall have the following qualifications to be appointed
Chief of Police of the Lloyd Police Department. He shall:
A. Be a resident of the Town of Lloyd.
B. Be a graduate of the New York State Municipal Police
Training School or an equivalent institution.
C. Be a certified radar operator.
D. Have at least five years of full-time law enforcement
experience.
E. Be trained in first aid and in the use of firearms.
The Chief of Police shall:
A. Be chief of operational activities of the Town Police
Department.
B. Be a resident of the Town of Lloyd.
C. Receive such compensation as provided by the Town Board.
D. Be responsible for the planning and implementation of
all law enforcement responsibility conferred upon the members of the Department
of Law.
E. Maintain the records of the operations of the Police
Department and shall report at least semiannually to the Town Board.
F. Be the chief financial officer of the Police Department;
and all expenditures made by said Department shall have his written approval
upon a voucher stating the nature of the expense to be undertaken.
G. Prepare an annual budget to be submitted to the Town
Board in the month of September of each year and, upon approval of the budget,
shall be responsible for the operation of the Police Department within the
limits of that budget.
H. If extraordinary or unanticipated circumstances require
supplemental funds, advise the Town Board of the same and shall appear before
said Board.
I. Be the custodian of all property belonging to the Police
Department and shall take all necessary steps to maintain and preserve the
same.
Upon taking office, the Chief of Police and all patrolmen shall be given
and shall sign the oath of office, to be filed with the Town Clerk.
Members of the Police Department shall act as police officers of the
Town of Lloyd. They shall enforce all federal, state and local laws and shall
be responsible for the control of traffic within the municipality.
The Town will fund the Police Department on an annual-budget basis beginning
in January of each year. To effectuate this, the Chief of Police must recommend
and the Town Board must approve the proposed police budget in time to be included
in the next year's Town budget. The Town shall, from time to time, pay salaries
and other fixed expenses. Other expenses shall be paid by the Town only after
the voucher is approved by the Chief of Police.
All equipment purchased by the Police Department will be the property
of the Lloyd Police Department and the Town of Lloyd. The Chief of Police
and members of the force shall have custody of vehicles and equipment and
shall be responsible for maintaining the same and keeping an accurate inventory
thereof. Such inventory shall be available upon request of the Town Board.
The position of Constable of the Town of Lloyd is hereby abolished.
The Town Board shall employ temporary police officers to be known as "special
policemen" in accordance with Article 10, § 158, of the Town Law
of the State of New York, when in the public interest such as are determined
to be necessary or desirable.