It shall be the duty of the Police Department to investigate
traffic accidents, to arrest and to assist in the prosecution of those
persons charged with violations of law causing or contributing to
such accidents.
The Police Department shall maintain a suitable system of filing
traffic accident reports. Accident reports or cards referring to them
shall be filed alphabetically by location. Such reports shall be available
for the use and information of the City Traffic Engineer.
The Police Department shall maintain a suitable record of all
traffic accidents, warnings, arrests, convictions and complaints reported
for each driver, which shall be filed alphabetically under the name
of the driver concerned.
[R.O. 2006 §300.030; Ord. No. 92-23 §2, 8-17-1992]
In the interest of public safety, the City Police are hereby
granted authority to close those portions of the following streets
adjacent to the Christian County Courthouse lawn comprising the "public square": Second Avenue, Elm Street, Second Street
and Church Street, only upon approval of the Chief of Police or the
Mayor or, if neither the Chief of Police or the Mayor are available,
at least two (2) members of the Board of Aldermen.