[R.O. 2014 §200.010]
There is hereby established a Police Department for the City
which shall consist of a Chief, and such number of Policemen as shall
be determined by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2014 §200.020; Ord. No. 1658, 5-14-2015]
At the first (1st) regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen
in April of each even-numbered year, the Mayor with the approval of
the Board shall select a suitable and qualified person as Police Chief
who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
for the term of two (2) years, unless sooner removed. In the event
of a vacancy in the office of Police Chief, the highest ranking officer
of the Police Department at the time of the vacancy shall serve in
the capacity of the Police Chief. A permanent replacement shall be
filled by vote of the Board of Aldermen to serve the unexpired term.
[R.O. 2014 §200.030]
The Police Chief shall be responsible for the discipline, good
order and conduct of the Police Department and the enforcement of
all laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining thereto, and for
the care and condition of all property of the Department. He/she shall
have the superintendence, control and command of all the men belonging
to the Department, and all Police Department equipment belonging to
the City. He/she shall have all authority and power granted to him/her
under the laws of the State of Missouri and the ordinances of the
City of Marshfield. He/she shall be responsible for all scheduling
of work by the members of the Police Department and shall be responsible
for annually preparing a budget for the Police Department to submit
to the City Administrator and Board of Aldermen and to submit an annual
report of the activity of the Police Department during the past year
at a time to be designated by the City Administrator or Board of Aldermen.
The Police Chief shall be compensated for the performance of his/her
duties at a rate to be determined annually by the Board of Aldermen
and shall receive such benefits as shall be determined annually by
the Board of Aldermen. The Police Chief shall at all times be responsible
to the Mayor of the City of Marshfield, who by State law is the Commander
in Chief of all Law Enforcement Officers of the City of Marshfield.
[R.O. 2014 §200.040; Ord. No. 308 §2, 4-23-1976]
The Mayor, at the regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen,
and at such times as a vacancy may exist, with the consent and approval
of the Board of Aldermen, may appoint such number of regular Policemen
as may be deemed necessary to good and proper law enforcement in the
City of Marshfield.
[R.O. 2014 §200.050; Ord. No. 308 §3, 4-23-1976]
In addition to regular Policemen the Mayor may, without the
consent and approval of the Board of Aldermen, appoint such reserve
Policemen as he/she may deem necessary for good and proper law enforcement
in the City of Marshfield. Provided that such number of reserve Policemen
shall not exceed five (5) persons. Reserve Policemen shall possess
all the powers and qualifications of a regular Policeman.
[R.O. 2014 §200.060; Ord. No. 308 §4, 4-23-1976]
All Policemen, regular or reserve, shall at all times serve
at the will of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Marshfield.
Provided further that all directives from the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
shall issue from the Mayor to the Chief of Police or Assistant Chief
of Police, in absence of the Chief of Police.
[R.O. 2014 §200.070; Ord. No. 308 §5, 4-23-1976]
All Policemen, regular or reserve, may at any time, with cause,
be suspended by the Chief of Police, or Assistant Chief of Police
in absence of the Chief of Police, for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days. The Chief of Police may, at any time, with cause, be suspended
by the Mayor of the City of Marshfield, for a period not to exceed
thirty (30) days.
[R.O. 2014 §200.080; Ord. No. 308 §6, 4-23-1976]
All Policemen, regular or reserve, may at any time, with or
without cause, be removed from office by the Mayor with the consent
and approval of a majority of the Board of Aldermen and may be removed
by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Board of Aldermen without the
consent of the Mayor.
[R.O. 2014 §200.090; Ord. No. 308 §7, 4-23-1976]
All persons appointed to the office of Policeman, either regular
or reserve, shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a resident
of Webster County and qualified under Chapter 590, RSMo.
[R.O. 2014 §200.100; Ord. No. 308 §10, 4-23-1976]
All Policemen, regular or reserve, shall have power to serve
and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs or other process and shall
have power to make arrests in the manner as provided by Missouri Statutes
or municipal ordinance of the City of Marshfield. It is hereby made
their duty to enforce all laws of the State of Missouri and the City
of Marshfield.
[R.O. 2014 §200.110; Ord. No. 308 §11, 4-23-1976]
The Mayor and Chief of Police are hereby empowered and authorized
to make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the ordinances
of the City of Marshfield, for the further governing of the Police
force of the City of Marshfield. All rules and regulations promulgated
by the Mayor and Chief of Police and approved by the Board of Aldermen
shall be dated and filed with the City Administrator as a public record
and shall be binding on all Policemen.
[R.O. 2014 §200.120; Ord. No. 593 §§1 — 4, 4-11-1991]
A.
The
following Rules and Regulations are hereby adopted to limit the use
of excessive force:
The City of Marshfield hereby adopts and will enforce a policy
prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agents within
it's jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in non-violent civil
rights demonstrations.
B.
Any
person found to be violating any provision of this Section shall be
served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation.
C.
Any
person found to be violating any provision of this Section shall be
prosecuted for assault and on conviction thereof shall be fined and/or
jailed as set forth in the applicable punishment provisions of the
Marshfield Municipal Code. Each day in which any such violations shall
continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
D.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the
City by reason of such violation.
[R.O. 2014 §200.130; Ord. No. 659 §1, 9-23-1993]
Under the authority of Section 70.352, RSMo., the Chief of Police
of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, and the regular non-reserve officers
of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, are hereby authorized to cooperate
with other counties and cities and are hereby given the authority
to participate in the South Central Missouri Major Case Squad.
[Ord. No. 2027, 3-10-2022]
A.
The
Mayor for the City of Marshfield is hereby authorized to administer
and implement the provisions of this Section and to dispose of surplus
and abandoned property when no other procedure for disposal is provided
by the laws of the State of Missouri in the following manner:
1.
Abandoned property is any such property which has been in the possession
of the Police Department for a period of more than one (1) year without
having been claimed by any person entitled thereto, including, but
not limited to, weapons, liquor, drugs, vehicles, bicycles, radios,
and TV sets.
2.
Surplus property is property belonging to the City, which is no longer
needed or used, including, but not limited to, vehicles, major equipment,
furniture, office equipment and supplies.
3.
Property known and classified as weapons, including, but not limited
to, knives, pistols, shotguns, rifles, clubs, and chains shall be
destroyed, except those which, in the judgment of the Chief of Police
have antique or unique value or are capable of Police Department use.
Such weapons so converted become the property of the City, and upon
documentation by the Chief of Police and approval by the Mayor.
4.
Property known and classified as intoxicating liquor of any kind
shall be destroyed.
5.
All property commonly known as drugs or drug paraphernalia of any
type shall be destroyed.
6.
The proper procedure for destroying abandoned property as previously
identified in this Section shall be completed by the Chief of Police
providing a list to the Mayor of all items destroyed. The list shall
contain the date of possession, along with a statement of verification
co-signed by a witness that the items were destroyed and in what manner
to make them completely unusable. The list shall also include the
date on which the items were destroyed.
7.
Surplus and abandoned property may be converted to use by the City
in its operations upon approval by the Mayor.
8.
All surplus and abandoned property not otherwise disposed of under
any other provision of this Section shall be disposed of in any of
the following ways:
a.
At a public auction or formal bid, a notice shall be published at
least once in a newspaper of general circulation in Webster County,
Missouri. This publication shall be at least ten (10) days prior to
the public auction or bid date.
b.
At an online auction, surplus and abandoned property shall be sold
through a competitive process or on the Internet. This may be accomplished
through the City's website or a separate entity providing this service.
c.
Certain surplus property that is determined by the Mayor to be of
such a character and use that it would be more beneficial to offer
as a trade-in to lower the cost of a capital expenditure, may be offered
as such in a formal bid process.
d.
Certain surplus or abandoned property the value of which is determined
by the Mayor to be of such a character and use that a local charitable
organization could benefit from such items, may be given to a charitable
organization pursuant to a written agreement to provide in-kind services
to the City for said items.
e.
Certain surplus or abandoned property the value which is determined
by the Mayor to be of such a character and use that the general public
or businesses generally would not be interested in acquiring the item
or items of surplus or abandoned property at a public or online auction,
may be sold through a private negotiated sale to a purchaser at the
best price obtainable.
f.
Certain surplus or abandoned property the value is determined by
the Mayor to be of such de minimis or limited value as to not be efficiently
sold by any means as described in this Subsection may be discarded
or sold for scrap value.
g.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all sale documents on behalf
of the City. A copy of receipts for items sold shall be retained in
the records of the City for not less than three (3) years of the auction,
bid, trade-in, donation or negotiated sale date.
