[R.O. 2006 §200.260; CC 1992 §200.260; Ord. No. 713 §§1 — 3, 5-1-1975]
Police Reserve Created — Membership. There
is hereby created in the Police Department a section to be know as
the Police Reserve. Membership of the Reserve shall be those persons
duly commissioned as members thereof by the City. Reserve Officers
shall have all powers and perform all duties as required of regular
Police Officers under the direction of the Chief of Police.
[R.O. 2006 §200.270; Ord. No. 93-8 §§1 — 4, 3-15-1993; Ord. No. 95-52 §1, 10-2-1995; Ord. No. 96-3 §1, 2-5-1996]
A.
Any
Police Officer of the City of Ozark shall have the authority to respond
to an emergency situation outside the City boundaries when the emergency
situation arises within the County of Christian or any adjacent County.
B.
Any
Police Officer of the City of Ozark shall have the authority to respond
to an emergency situation outside the City boundaries when an emergency
situation arises within any political subdivision that also has authorized
its Police Officers to respond to emergency situations arising within
the County of Christian.
C.
Deputies
of the Christian County Sheriff's Department, Christian County, Missouri,
are hereby authorized to respond to any emergency situation arising
in the City of Ozark, Missouri, after receiving a request for assistance
from the Ozark Police Department or one (1) of its Law Enforcement
Officers.
D.
Police
Officers of any political subdivision that has authorized its Police
Officers to respond within the County of Christian are also hereby
authorized to respond to any emergency situation arising in the City
of Ozark, Missouri, after receiving a request for assistance from
the Ozark Police Department or one (1) of its Law Enforcement Officers.
E.
EMERGENCY SITUATION
POLICE OFFICER
RESPOND
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms
shall have these prescribed meanings:
Any situation in which the Law Enforcement Officer has a
reasonable belief that a crime 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.
An officer who has completed the basic Police Training Program
promulgated by Chapter 590, RSMo.
To take any and all action which the Police Officer may lawfully
take as if exercising his/her powers within the jurisdiction of his/her
employing City or County.
[R.O. 2006 §200.280; Ord. No. 93-9 §§1 — 2, 3-15-1993]
A.
The
City Police of the City of Ozark, Missouri, are hereby authorized
to cooperate with other political subdivisions in the formation of,
and participate in, the operation of major case squads in the general
area of southwest Missouri as the Board of Aldermen of the City may
from time to time designate by resolution.
B.
Such
cooperation and participation shall be in compliance at all times
with Section 70.835, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 08-039 §1, 12-1-2008]
A.
This
Section relates to and embraces lost, stolen, strayed, abandoned,
unclaimed or confiscated property which of itself is not contraband
or the possession of which is not unlawful, which is now or which
may hereafter come into the possession of the Ozark Police Department
and which is not subject to other provisions of State or Federal law
pertaining to the disposal of property.
B.
All
personal property shall be kept by the Ozark Police Department for
a period of sixty (60) days from the date of its acquisition, unless
the owner or person entitled to the possession of such property shall
sooner claim such property and establish his/her/its ownership and
right to possession thereof.
C.
If the owner or person entitled to the possession of the property shall fail to claim such property within the period specified in Subsection (B) hereof and the Police Department is unable to locate the owner, then at such time or at any time thereafter the Chief of Police may cause a notice to be published three (3) times in a newspaper of local circulation, which notice shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to reach the attention of all interested persons. The notice shall state that the property shall be disposed of on a certain date or dates for use in the Police Department, for sale by public auction (live or Internet), or destroyed if the property is of such poor quality or would be a safety concern if returned to the general public. In the event that the property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the notice shall state the time, place and method (live or Internet) for the sale.
D.
If
the owner or person entitled to the possession of property advertised
as above shall fail to claim the same at any time before the date
of disposal, then the property shall be transferred to a City department
or sold to the highest bidder for cash and the acquiring department
or purchaser shall take a good and perfect title to the property.
The City Purchasing Agent of the City of Ozark is hereby authorized
to contract for the services of an auctioneer and clerk (live or Internet)
for said auction sales and may pay for the costs of such services
from the proceeds of the sale.
E.
Any
funds, other than those payable to the State, received from the sale
of any property as provided in this Section, less the cost of the
publication and keeping the same for sale and the costs of such sale,
shall be paid into the General Fund of the City of Ozark.
F.
Whenever
a weapon comes into the possession of the Police Department, it is
no longer needed as evidence, and there is no applicable Missouri
Statute for its disposition, then the Chief of Police may cause such
firearms to be retained for use by the City within the Police Department
or application may be made by the Chief of Police to the Board of
Aldermen for an order of disposition. The Board of Aldermen may order
the sale of legal firearms which are in apparent working order to
the highest bidder who holds a valid Federal firearms license; a certified
copy of said license shall be provided to the Police Department at
the time of the sale. The sale of any such firearm will be under the
condition that the City makes no warranty as to the firearm's fitness
for its intended purpose. The Board of Aldermen may order the destruction
of ammunition or of any firearm or weapon which is illegal to possess
or a firearm which is in such worn condition as to be dangerous for
use.
G.
Upon
application by the Chief of Police, the Board of Aldermen shall issue
an order of destruction or disposition of any alcoholic beverage seized
as a result of a violation of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Ozark or State law.
H.
The
Chief of Police shall order the destruction of all property which
is not disposed of as above. Said property shall be destroyed in the
presence of the Police Department's evidence technician and at least
one (1) Police Officer who both shall sign a certificate of said destruction.
These certificates shall become part of the permanent records kept
by the Police Department.
[Ord. No. 18-016, 4-16-2018]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to provide minimum standards
and regulations applicable to emergency alarm systems, alarm businesses,
alarm agents, and alarm users.
B.
ALARM BUSINESS
ALARM SYSTEM
ALARM USER
FALSE ALARM
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms,
phrases, and words shall have the meanings ascribed herein:
Any business operated by a person who engages in the activity
of altering, installing, leasing, maintaining, removing, repairing,
replacing, selling, servicing, or responding to an emergency alarm
system, or which causes any of these activities to take place.
An alarm system which when activated causes an audible and/or
visible signaling device to be activated in or on the premises within
which the system is installed except this definition shall not be
intended to include alarm systems on motor vehicles.
Any person who owns or controls a premises in which an alarm
system is maintained.
The activation of an alarm system through mechanical or electronic
failure, malfunction, improper installation or the negligence of the
owner or lessee of an alarm system or of his employees or agents;
except that the following shall not be considered a false alarm:
Alarm caused by an act of God such as earthquakes, floods, windstorms,
thunder, or lightning;
Alarm occurring on a repeated basis without apparent cause,
if in the sole opinion of the chief of police, a continuous effort
is being made jointly by the alarm user and alarm business to correct
the malfunctions expeditiously;
Alarm caused by an attempted illegal entry of which there is
visible evidence;
Alarm intentionally caused by a person acting under a reasonable
belief that a need exists to call for emergency aid from the police;
or
Alarm followed by an immediate call to the police department
canceling the alarm by giving property code numbers, such call having
been made prior to the arrival of the police department.
In determining the existence of a false alarm, if the police
chief finds reasonable doubt exists as to the cause of the alarm,
he may determine the alarm is not a false alarm.
C.
Violations, Penalty, And Appeals. The following penalty shall be
imposed for violation of this Section:
1.
Any false alarm in excess of three (3) for any twelve-month
period to which the police department responds shall result in a penalty
to the alarm user of fifty dollars ($50.00).
2.
An alarm user seeking to appeal an administrative civil penalty assessed pursuant to subsection (1) above may do so by filing a request for a hearing in writing with the city clerk within ten (10) days from receipt of written notice from the city of the assessment of such civil penalty. Such hearing shall be held before the Board of Aldermen.
