[R.O. 2012 §200.010]
The Mayor with the approval of a majority of the members of
the Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Chief of Police, who shall perform
all duties required of the Chief of Police by law and any other Police
Officers found by the Board of Aldermen to be necessary for the good
government of the City. The Chief of Police shall be twenty-one (21)
years of age or older.
[R.O. 2012 §200.020]
The Police of the City may be appointed in such numbers, for
such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. They
shall have power to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs
or other process, and to make arrests in the same manner as the Chief
of Police. They may exercise such powers in areas leased or owned
by the municipality outside of the boundaries of such municipality.
The Chief of Police and Policemen shall be conservators of the peace,
and shall be active and vigilant in the preservation of good order
within the City.
[R.O. 2012 §200.030]
The Board of Aldermen of the City may by ordinance enter into
a contract or agreement with any other political subdivision, for
the provision of Police services by one political subdivision to another
on request, as provided for in Section 70.815, RSMo. The terms "Police", "Policemen" and "Police
Department" as used herein shall refer to Law Enforcement
Officers of the contracting entity.
[R.O. 2012 §200.050; Ord. No. 631, 12-6-1993]
The members of the Ash Grove Board of Aldermen hereby authorize
the Police Chief and his/her Police Department staff to participate
as a member agent with the South Central Missouri Major Case Squad.
Coordination among local law enforcement agencies will enhance the
efforts of the Ash Grove Police Department in investigating major
crimes and apprehending offenders and curtailing unlawful acts within
the Greene County limits. Participation by the Ash Grove Police Department
requires no expense from Greene County General Revenue.