[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.
A.
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.
B.
Police records. There shall be kept by the Department
a suitable record in which shall be entered the name of every person
arrested in the Village, the name of the person making the arrest,
the date and cause of the arrest, the court from which the warrant
was issued, the disposition made of the case, the amount of fine and
costs paid and to whom paid, bond posted, and all complaints in full.
Every member of the Police Department shall:
A.
Familiarize himself with the ordinances of the Village
and the statutes and attend to the enforcement of such ordinances
by all lawful means.
B.
Help prevent crimes, misdemeanors and violations of
Village ordinances and protect the health, safety, public peace and
order of the Village and its inhabitants.
C.
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.
D.
Maintain order at the scene of a fire or any other
fire response within the Village.
E.
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.
F.
Perform such other lawful duties as ordered by the
Chief of Police or his authorized representative.
A.
Duties. In addition to the duties imposed upon him
elsewhere in this Code of Ordinances, the Chief of Police shall:
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
Submit such reports and/or information and comply
with such policies as may be prescribed by the Village Board.
(5)
Have control of the assignment, hours of duty, and
transfer of all members of the Department.
[Amended 1-5-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-01]
(6)
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.
(7)
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.
(8)
Plan and execute programs designed to prevent and
repress crime, apprehend and prosecute offenders, recover property,
and regulate noncriminal conduct, giving highest priority in the allocation
of resources to crime and other offenses most hazardous to life and
property.
B.
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.
C.
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]
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 shall cause to be maintained
adequate personnel records of employment, assignment, promotions,
attendance, performance and training for all members of the Department.
He shall also comply with all provisions of the Law Enforcement Standards
Board in regard to background investigations. He shall keep himself
adequately informed of the activities of the Department and be assured
that the duties of his subordinates are properly discharged. He shall
formulate procedures for recognizing outstanding performance by Department
members, for investigating complaints of misconduct by any Department
member and for taking appropriate disciplinary action subject to the
provisions of the applicable statutes and rules of the Department.
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.
B.
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.
