The Mayor shall appoint a Police Chief for the city who shall
direct the Police Department. It shall be the duty of the Chief of
Police to keep a record of all cases and legal proceedings in the
Department and all services performed by said Chief and the members
of this Department. The Chief of Police shall furnish a monthly report
to the Mayor stating the condition of the Police Department and whether
any member of the police force is delinquent in their duties. The
Mayor shall appoint from the eligible list maintained by the Department
of Personnel such Captain, Lieutenants and Sergeants as set forth
in the Table of Organization for Police Officers.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said table is on file at the office of
the City Clerk. Copies may be available at the Personnel Department,
Police Department and Mayor's office.
Subject to the Mayor's approval, the Police Chief shall
establish rules of conduct for the efficient operation of the Department;
these rules shall provide for adequate discipline within the Department.
The Department of Police shall keep regular and full books of
account of all its transactions and proceedings and an accurate record
of each fund subject to its warrants, showing at all times the amount
of warrants drawn against each fund separately and the balance of
said fund unexpended. These records shall be open for inspection during
regular business hours.
The Mayor shall appoint, subject to appropriations by the Council,
an adequate number of regular police officers to ensure orderly law
enforcement in the city. Appointments shall be from eligible lists
maintained by the Department of Personnel. The Mayor may, if he determines
such to be necessary, appoint extra members of the Police Department
who shall serve for not longer than 10 days. Compensation for these
special police must be approved by the Council. All special police
shall be directed by the Chief of Police and shall have the same power
and authority as regular police officers.
The Chief of Police shall possess all the powers of a constable.
The Chief of Police shall also have power to commit persons charged
with criminal offenses until examination shall be had before a qualified
magistrate.
No police officer or special police officer shall receive any
present or reward for services rendered or to be rendered.
The Common Council of said city shall provide and keep in order
such station houses, lockups and other necessary accommodations as
shall be required for the use of the police force, including office
furniture, fuel and stationery.
The Captain of Police, Lieutenant of Police and Detective Sergeant
shall possess all the powers provided for and vested in the Chief
of Police by § C15-04 of the Charter of the City of Oswego,
together with such powers as may from time to time be delegated to
them or any of them by the Chief of Police. No police officer shall
be entitled to any fees, costs or perquisites of any kind for any
services in civil proceedings in which the City of Oswego is a party
or is concerned or in any proceedings against any person or corporation
for a violation of any ordinances of said city, whether such proceedings
are of a civil or criminal character. The Chief of Police shall receive
all fines, costs judgments, penalties and damages adjudged to be paid
or imposed by the City Judge in any action or proceedings had or prosecuted
before the City Judge, and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police
to pay the same to the City Chamberlain at the end of every month.
The Mayor of the City of Oswego may, on the request of any person,
company or corporation, appoint for a definite period of time such
number of special police officers as the Mayor may deem necessary,
and said special police officers shall be authorized to make arrest
in same cases as other police officers of said City, but shall not
be entitled to any compensation from the City for their service. Such
special police officers shall be under the control of the Chief of
Police of the City and shall be liable to be removed by the Mayor
at any time.
[Added 3-29-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
The Mayor of the City of Oswego may, subject to the provisions
of the New York State Civil Service Law, appoint one or more parking
attendants, whose duties shall be to patrol city parking lots and
other designated parking areas and to issue and serve appearance tickets
for violation of all parking ordinances and regulations of the City
of Oswego, for violation of § 306 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law, as amended, which requires the display of a certificate of inspection
upon all motor vehicles operated or parked on public highways, and
for violations of § 401 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law,
as amended, which requires registration of all motor vehicles operated
or driven on a public highway.
