[CC 1989 §14-11]
A.
Subject to the provisions of Section 140.260, the Chief of Police shall be the executive head and commanding officer of the Police Department and shall be responsible for and have authority over all personnel of the department necessary to conserve the peace and preserve good order within the City and to maintain a high standard of administration, training, discipline, morale and operations in the Police Department.
B.
The
regular workweek of the Chief of Police shall be forty (40) hours
per week and shall consist of such additional hours of duty as shall
be deemed necessary and shall be required at no additional compensation.
[CC 1989 §14-13]
The Chief of Police shall collect and preserve all personal
property belonging to the City, whenever such property is not in lawful
possession of some person employed in the service of the City.
[CC 1989 §14-14]
A.
The
Chief of Police is hereby authorized to hold a public sale during
the months of April and August of each year for the purpose of disposing
of all unclaimed property in possession of the Police Department.
B.
There
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City
a notice stating the time, date and place of the sale along with a
description of the property to be sold. Said notice shall be printed
for two (2) consecutive weeks immediately prior to the sale.
C.
Each
piece of property shall be sold separately and shall be sold to the
highest bidder.
D.
No
property shall be sold unless it has been in the possession of the
Police Department at least six (6) months and after all reasonable
efforts have been made to discover and identify the owners of said
property and to contact them.
[CC 1989 §14-15; Ord. No. 6911 §1, 7-27-1998]
A.
An
Assistant Chief of Police may be employed by the City and, if so employed,
shall assume the authority of the Chief of Police in the absence of
the Chief of Police. In the event of the death, resignation or removal
of the Chief of Police, the Assistant Chief of Police shall assume
the duties and responsibilities of the Chief of Police until such
time as a new Chief of Police shall be employed by the City. In the
event the City has not employed an Assistant Chief of Police, the
duties of the Assistant Chief of Police shall be performed by the
highest ranking officer junior to the Chief of Police.
B.
The
regular workweek of the Assistant Chief of Police shall be forty (40)
hours per week, consistent with the work schedule of the balance of
the Police force exclusive of that of the Chief of Police.
C.
The
Assistant Chief of Police shall be responsible for the preparation
and execution of a Police training program.
[CC 1989 §14-1]
The Police Department shall be charged with the maintenance
of law and order within the City and the personnel of the Police Department
shall be conservators of the peace within the City and shall patrol
on such beats and at such times as may be designated by the Chief
of Police. They shall continuously be on the alert, vigilant and active
in prevention of depredations, disturbances of the peace and violations
of the law of the State, this Code and other ordinances of the City
and in making of arrests in maintaining and preserving order and the
peace of the City.
[CC 1989 §14-2]
Every member of the Police Department who shall be commissioned
as a Police Officer shall have power at all times to make or order
arrests with proper process for any offense against the laws of the
City and to keep the offender in the City prison or other proper place
to prevent his/her escape until a trial can be had before the proper
officer, unless the offender shall give a good and sufficient bond
for his/her appearance for trial, and shall also have power to make
arrests without process in all cases in which any offense shall be
committed in his/her presence. Every member of the Police Department
is empowered to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs or
other process issued by the Municipal Court of the City at any place
within the limits of Jasper County, Missouri.
[CC 1989 §14-3]
Any Police Officer who is dispatched to the scene of an accident
occurring on any public thoroughfare, or when making an arrest for
any cause, shall make a complete investigation and file a written
report as designated by the Police Chief. Such report shall state
the time of arrest or incident or accident, location, names and addresses
of injured parties, names and addresses of witnesses, diagrams of
accident scenes and all other relevant facts which may come to his/her
attention. No Police Officer shall make any investigation of any accident
which may occur upon other than public thoroughfares of the City which
may involve motor vehicles.
[CC 1989 §14-5; Ord. No. 6706 §1, 6-28-1993; Ord. No. 6910 §1, 6-22-1998]
A.
The
Police Department shall consist of the following personnel: one (1)
Chief of Police, the Assistant Chief of Police, lieutenants, sergeants,
corporals, patrolpersons, DARE, K-9 officers, emergency services dispatchers
and Animal Control Officers as are set annually by the Council in
accordance with the City's budget.
B.
All
Police personnel must have a high school diploma or equivalent and
in addition the following requirements shall pertain to the various
classifications:
1.
Chief of Police: graduate of an accredited Police
academy, P.O.S.T. certified, and at least five (5) years experience
in law enforcement work.
2.
Assistant Chief of Police: graduate of an accredited
Police academy, P.O.S.T. certified, and at least three (3) years experience
in law enforcement work.
3.
Lieutenant: at least thirty-six (36) months experience
as a Police patrolperson, with at least twelve (12) continuous months
as a Police sergeant with the City of Webb City Police Department,
P.O.S.T. certified, and a graduate of an accredited Police academy.
4.
Sergeant: at least thirty-six (36) months experience
as a Police patrolperson, with at least twelve (12) continuous months
as Police corporal with the City of Webb City Police Department, P.O.S.T.
certified, and a graduate of an accredited Police academy.
5.
Corporal: at least twenty-four (24) months experience
as a Police patrolperson, with at least twelve (12) continuous months
as a Police patrolperson with the City of Webb City Police Department,
P.O.S.T. certified, and a graduate of an accredited Police academy.
6.
Patrolperson: P.O.S.T. certified, a graduate of
accredited Police academy, and those certification/training requirements
established by State law generally and specifically under Chapter
590, RSMo., regarding municipal Peace Officers.
7.
D.A.R.E. patrolperson: in addition to the requirements
of patrolperson, must have completed approved courses for teaching
drug abuse resistance education.
8.
K-9 patrolperson: in addition to the requirements
of patrolperson, must have completed approved courses for handling
Police dogs.
9.
Emergency services dispatcher: completion of an
approved course for emergency services dispatch procedures.
C.
The
Police Department may also consist of one (1) or more Police dogs
as may be established annually by the City's budget. Such Police dogs
shall be considered officers of the City when acting under the supervision
and handling of a patrolperson trained to handle Police dogs.
[CC 1989 §14-6]
No member of the Police Department shall be permitted to engage
in or receive compensation for any work, occupation or profession
in addition to his/her duties as a member of the Police Department
except as may be approved by the Chief of Police and the Personnel
Administration Board. In case of small, temporary jobs the Chief of
Police is hereby authorized to make temporary approval without reference
to the Personnel Administration Board.
[CC 1989 §14-7; Ord. No. 6910 §1, 6-22-1998]
A.
Every
member of the Police Department shall appear in the prescribed uniform
when on duty with the following exceptions:
1.
Chief of Police, Assistant Chief of Police: May
wear either the prescribed uniform or appropriate civilian attire;
2.
Detective: Those officers assigned to the Detective
Division may wear appropriate civilian attire; provided, when testifying
in court, detectives shall wear formal attire, including dress pants,
coat and tie.
3.
Officers on special assignment: At times when special
investigations or assignments dictate, uniformed officers may wear
civilian attire, with prior approval of the Chief of Police or Assistant
Chief of Police.
B.
All
members of the Police Department when on duty shall be immaculate,
clean and presentable to the public.
[CC 1989 §14-8]
While on duty or on call, no member of the Police Department
shall absent himself/herself from the City without permission of the
Chief of Police.
[CC 1989 §14-10]
In the discharge of his/her duties, the Chief of Police shall
be subject to the supervision and direction of the Mayor. The Assistant
Chief of Police and all other members of the Police Department shall
be subject to the supervision and direction of the Mayor and their
superior officers in the Police Department.
[CC 1989 §14-16; Ord. No. 6910 §1, 6-22-1998]
A.
Lieutenants
shall have authority over sergeants, corporals, emergency services
dispatchers and Police patrolpersons and shall be subject to such
duties as shall be designated by the Chief and Assistant Chief of
Police.
B.
Sergeants
shall have authority over corporals, emergency services dispatchers
and Police patrolpersons.
C.
Corporals
shall have authority over emergency services dispatchers and Police
patrolpersons and shall be subject to such duties as shall be designated
by their superior officers.
[CC 1989 §14-17; Ord. No. 6910 §1, 6-22-1998]
A.
No
sergeant shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of lieutenant
unless and until the officer has at least thirty-six (36) months experience
as a Police Officer, has served the last twelve (12) continuous months
in the grade of sergeant with the Webb City Police Department, has
participated in the necessary testing for the position, has received
at least a satisfactory score in the last annual employee evaluation
and is not the subject of any type of internal investigation, department
reprimand or probation at the time that the promotion is to become
effective.
B.
No
corporal shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of sergeant unless
and until the officer has at least thirty-six (36) months experience
as a Police Officer, has served the last twelve (12) continuous months
in the grade of corporal with the Webb City Police Department, has
participated in the necessary testing for the position, has received
at least a satisfactory score in the last annual employee evaluation
and is not the subject of any type of internal investigation, department
reprimand or probation at the time that the promotion is to become
effective.
C.
No
Police patrolperson shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of
corporal unless and until the officer has at least twenty-four (24)
months experience as a Police Officer, has served the last twelve
(12) continuous months in the grade of patrolperson with the Webb
City Police Department, has participated in the necessary testing
for the position, has received at least a satisfactory score on the
last annual employee evaluation and is not the subject of any type
of internal investigation, department reprimand or probation at the
time that the promotion is to become effective.
[CC 1989 §14-18; Ord. No. 6910 §1, 6-22-1998]
No person shall be appointed Police patrolperson until the officer
has completed all required training and satisfactorily served a six
(6) month period as a probationary Police patrolperson.
[CC 1989 §14-20]
The Mayor, upon recommendation of the Chief of Police, may employ
a special traffic officer who shall remain a special officer and shall
be employed on a month-to-month basis and shall hold his/her commission
at the pleasure of the Mayor. The special traffic officer herein authorized
shall be charged with the duty of enforcing all provisions of this
code and other ordinances regulating parking in metered areas within
the City. The special traffic officer provided for herein shall not
be considered to be an employee of the Police Department of the City
nor entitled to the privileges of the merit laws of the City applicable
to regular Police Officers.
[CC 1989 §14-21]
The Chief of Police shall prepare and may from time to time
amend rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Code or State
law for the government of the Police Department and the conduct of
the members thereof. Such rules and regulations and amendments thereto,
when approved by the Mayor and adopted by resolution of the City Council,
entered of record in the journal of the Council and placed on file
in the office of the City Clerk, shall be binding on all members of
the Police Department and it shall be unlawful for any member of the
Police Department to violate or fail to comply with any such rule
or regulation and shall subject such member to disciplinary action
as set out in the Personnel Policy.
[Ord. No. 6720 §§1—2, 10-11-1993]
A.
Any
Webb City Police Officer in fresh pursuit of a person who is reasonably
believed by him/her to have committed a felony in this State or who
has committed or attempted to commit in the presence of such officer
any criminal offense or violation of a City ordinance, or for whom
such officer holds a warrant of arrest for a criminal offense, shall
have the authority to arrest and hold in custody such person anywhere
in this State, provided that such fresh pursuit may only be initiated
from within the City limits of Webb City and shall be terminated once
the pursuing Police Officer is outside the City limits and has lost
contact with the person being pursued.
B.
The
term "fresh pursuit", as used in this Section, includes
fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of
a person who has committed a felony or the offense of driving while
intoxicated or driving with excessive blood alcohol content or who
is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony or the offense
of driving while intoxicated or driving with excessive blood alcohol
content. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of
having committed a supposed felony or the offense of driving while
intoxicated or driving with excessive blood alcohol content, though
no felony or the offense of driving while intoxicated or driving with
excessive blood alcohol content has actually been committed, if there
is reasonable ground for believing that a felony or the offense of
driving while intoxicated or driving with excessive blood alcohol
content has been committed. Fresh pursuit, as used therein, shall
not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable
delay.
[Ord. No. 6541 §§1—5, 4-2-1990]
A.
Any
Police Officer of the City of Webb City who completed the basic Police
training as established by Chapter 590, RSMo., shall have the authority
to respond to an emergency situation outside the boundaries of the
City.
B.
No
Police Officer shall be required by reason of this Section to leave
the jurisdiction to respond to an emergency situation, but said Police
Officer shall use his/her said discretion and judgment as to leaving
the City to respond to any emergency situation. It shall be the policy
of the City that said Police Officers shall not leave the City inhabitants
with inadequate Police protection or be absent for extended periods
of time, but that the response shall be in aid of and to assist the
authorities of the County or the municipality in which the emergency
situation is located. No Police Officer of the City shall be authorized
to make an arrest by reason of this authorization to respond nor shall
he/she be authorized to use his/her weapon except to protect himself/herself
or to effectuate an arrest for a serious felony endangering the lives
or threatening serious property damage to one (1) or more persons
in this area.
C.
The
authority contained herein shall permit the response by one (1) or
more City Police Officers in an area surrounding this municipality
or an area of five (5) miles. The Chief of the Police Department may
in his/her discretion authorize additional response beyond this area.
D.
Every
response to an emergency situation outside of the City shall be reported
by the Chief of Police to the Mayor, with an explanation for the reason
for the response.
E.
As
used in this Section, "emergency situation"means
any situation in which the Law Enforcement Officer has a reasonable
belief that a crime or offense is about to be committed, is being
committed, or has been committed involving injury or threat of injury
to any person, property, or governmental interest and such officer's
response is reasonably necessary to prevent or end such emergency
situation or mitigate the likelihood of injury involved in such emergency
situation. The determination of the existence of any emergency situation
shall be in the discretion of the officer making the response or in
the discretion of an officer or governmental officer of the City in
which the emergency situation is alleged to be occurring.
[Ord. No. 20-010, 12-14-2020]
A.
A Police
Officer may request identification of any person in public places
or on public property when the officer has reasonable suspicion of
a violation of this Code, a City ordinance, or a State or Federal
Statute. When such request is made by an officer, the person so requested
shall be required to show the officer written identification if the
person has such identification on his or her person, and if not, to
tell the officer his or her name and address, and if a person be a
minor, the name and address of his or her parents or guardian. Any
person refusing to give such identification when so requested shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
