The Chief of Police shall:
A. Be responsible for the supervision of all police and law enforcement
services and activities performed by the Police Department in accordance
with state law and the ordinances and policies established by the
Village Board.
B. Possess the powers, enjoy the privileges and be subject to the liabilities
conferred and imposed by law upon marshals and constables.
C. Obey all lawful orders of the Village President and the Village Board.
D. Cause the public peace to be preserved and see that all laws and
ordinances of the Village and the state are enforced and, whenever
any violation thereof shall come to his knowledge, he shall cause
the requisite complaint to be made and see that the evidence is procured
for the successful prosecution of the offender.
E. Exercise supervisory control over all personnel of his Department.
F. Be solely responsible for the care and condition of the equipment
used by his Department.
G. Keep an accurate and complete record of all complaints, arrests,
traffic violations, convictions and dispositions of the Department.
H. Submit a monthly report to the Village Board of activities and transactions
of the Department during the preceding month.
As provided in §
65-3, Budget procedure, of this Code, the Police Chief shall annually file the recommended Department budget with the Clerk-Treasurer.
The Chief of Police shall prepare rules for the administration
of the Police Department, which rules shall be in full force upon
approval of the Village Board and shall outline the conditions of
employment in the Department. The Village Board may revise such rules.
In accordance with §§ 66.0313 and 66.0513, Wis.
Stats., and policies established by the Village Board, the Chief of
Police may respond to requests for police personnel from Waupaca County
or any municipality or town within said county, and occasionally from
Winnebago County upon request, and may request said jurisdiction to
provide police personnel to the Village.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, Construction and Penalties, of this Code.