[CC 1995 §115.010]
A.
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 Marshal 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.
B.
The
Police Chief shall interface with the contracted Police and fire services.
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 Marshal.
They may exercise such powers in areas leased or owned by the municipality
outside of the boundaries of such municipality. The Marshal and Policemen
shall be conservators of the peace and shall be active and vigilant
in the preservation of good order within the City.
[CC 1995 §115.100]
A.
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 "Chief
of Police", "Police", "Police Officer" and "Police Department", as used herein, shall refer to Law
Enforcement Officers of the contracting entity.
