[Adopted 11-13-1974 (Ch. 2, Art. III, of the 1981 Code)]
The Board of Police Commissioners is hereby
established pursuant to the provisions of the Town Charter and the
General Statutes of the state.
The Board of Police Commissioners shall consist
of members as provided in Section 6.2 of the Town Charter. No member
of such Board shall hold any other elective or paid office of or with
the Town.
The Board of Police Commissioners shall be elected
as provided in the Town Charter, whose terms shall be as provided
therein.
The membership of the Board of Police Commissioners
shall be made up of members of political parties as provided in the
Charter and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.
In the event of a vacancy, the vacancy shall
be filled as provided in the Charter.
A. The Board
of Police Commissioners shall have all of the powers and duties provided
to a board of police commissioners by the General Statutes of the
state, including but not limited to the following powers and duties:
(1) Subject to approval by the Board of Selectmen, the
creation of a Town Police Department.
(2) The general management and supervision of the Town
Police Department.
(3) The right to make all regulations for the government
of the Town Police Department.
(4) The right to prescribe suitable penalties for violations
of Town Police Department regulations, including but not limited to
suspension or removal from office of any officer or member of the
Police Department for cause.
B. The Board shall have the sole power of appointment,
promotion and removal of officers of the Town Police Department under
and pursuant to its regulations.