[Ord. No. 947 §1, 3-15-1966; CC 1976 §27-14]
The Police Department of the City shall be composed of a City
Marshal, who shall also serve as the Chief of Police, and such number
of Deputy Marshals and other Police Officers as may be necessary for
the proper operation of the Department.
[Ord. No. 947 §1, 3-15-1966; CC 1976 §27-15; Ord. No. 1523 §1, 9-6-1988]
The City Marshal/Chief of Police shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the City at the regular annual election and shall serve
four (4) years or until his or her successor is qualified and approved.
[Ord. No. 947 §1, 3-15-1966; CC 1976 §27-16; Ord. No. 2965, 7-19-2016]
The Chief of Police/City Marshal may, with the approval of a
majority of the Board of Aldermen, appoint or discharge Deputy Marshals
and other officers to the Police Department. All Deputy Marshals and
other officers so appointed shall be subject to and obey his reasonable
orders and may be disciplined at his discretion.
[CC 1976 §27-16.1; Ord. No. 1561 §1, 12-19-1989; Ord. No. 2210 §1, 4-17-2001; Ord.
No. 3220, 9-1-2020[1]]
A.
The
Marshal/Chief of Police shall be twenty-five (25) years of age or
older, a resident of the City of Pacific for at least one (1) year
before being elected, a registered voter in the City before being
elected and shall have paid all taxes and fees to the City of Pacific
and not be in arrears for any unpaid City taxes, or forfeiture, or
defalcation in office. Any person who is elected as City Marshal shall
possess a Missouri Class "A" P.O.S.T Certificate because the same
is required to patrol the streets in St. Louis County.
B.
The
elected Marshal shall serve as Chief of Police. In order to be sworn
in as City Marshal/Chief of Police, a candidate:
1.
Must have at least two (2) years of college except that five (5)
years' experience in the law enforcement field can be substituted
for one (1) year of college. Ten (10) years' experience would be rated
the same as two (2) years of college.
2.
Must have a valid driver's license.
3.
Must not have been convicted of any felony.
4.
Must have at least five (5) years' experience working as a Law Enforcement
Officer to include at least two (2) years as a supervisor or commander
of other Police Officers.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 3220 also changed the title of this
section from "Qualifications Required for Marshal/Chief of Police"
to "City Marshal, Training Requirements."
[Ord. No. 3244, 1-5-2021]
A.
There
is hereby established the office of Major of the Police Department
B.
The
Board of Aldermen shall select from the ranks of the Deputy Marshals
of the City one (1) person who shall have the rank of Major of the
Police Department.
C.
The
Major of the Police Department shall be in charge of the Deputy Marshals
of the City at any time when the Marshal/Chief of Police is unavailable
or unable to take charge of said Police Department and the Deputy
Marshals; provided, however, that said Major shall be subservient
to and under the orders of the Marshal/Chief of Police if available
or able to take charge of the Police Department.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Section 200.065, Supervision of
Code Enforcement, Safety and Animal Control Officers, was repealed
4-2-2013 by Ord. No. 2865 §§1, 5 — 6.
[Ord. No. 1147, 2-25-1974; CC 1976 §27-16.2; Ord. No. 3244, 1-5-2021]
The Captain of the Police Department shall be in charge of the
Deputy Marshals of the City at any time when the Marshal/Chief of
Police or Major is unavailable or unable to take charge of said Police
Department and the Deputy Marshals; provided, however, that said Captain
shall be subservient to and under the orders of the Marshal/Chief
of Police or Major if available or able to take charge of the Police
Department.
[Ord. No. 947 §4, 3-15-1966; CC 1976 §27-19]
In addition to the duties heretofore enjoined upon the City
Marshal/Chief of Police by law and the ordinances of the City, the
City Marshal/Chief of Police shall put all notices and signs of contagious
diseases when requested to do so by any member of the Board of Health.
[CC 1976 §27-24]
Any Police Official of the City receiving or paying out any
money belonging to the City shall forthwith report the same, with
proper vouchers, to the City Clerk, provided however, if a fixed time
for making such report is provided in some other ordinance, then such
time shall govern.
