[Adopted 12-6-1957 by Ord. No. 118]
The City of Arcadia, Wisconsin, hereby elects, pursuant to Ch.
66, Wis. Stats., that the office of City Constable be abolished and
that there be created the office of Chief of Police, who shall be
selected as hereinafter provided.
Such person so selected to perform the duties of the office
of Chief of Police shall hereafter be appointed by an affirmative
vote of 2/3 of the members of the Common Council of the City of Arcadia
and shall take office on May 1, 1958.
Such person so appointed to perform the duties of such office
of Chief of Police shall hold office for an indefinite term, subject
to be removed as provided in § 17.12(1)(c) and (d), Wis.
Stats.
Such person appointed to perform the duties of Chief of Police
shall perform the duties required of said office as provided by law
and such other duties as are required or requested to be executed
by him by the Common Council from time to time.
The Common Council is authorized to fix the salary of the Chief
of Police. Such salary may be revised at any time in the discretion
of the Common Council.
A.
This ordinance
shall be deemed an amendment to the charter of the City of Arcadia
and all general charter law set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes inconsistent
herewith shall not apply hereafter.
B.
All ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
C.
This is
a charter ordinance and shall take effect 60 days after its passage
and publication unless within such sixty-day period a referendum petition
as provided by § 66.01, Wis. Stats.,[1] shall be filed, in which event this ordinance shall not
take effect until it shall have been submitted to a referendum vote
of the electors and approved by a majority vote of the electors voting
thereon.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now § 66.0101, Wis. Stats.
