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.
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.
[Ord. No. 2009-19 §1, 5-4-2009]
A. All
members of the Police Department shall cooperate with State and Federal
agencies charged with enforcing immigration laws.
B. Any
member of the Police Department who has contact with a representative
of any State or Federal agency engaged in the enforcement of immigration
laws concerning possible violations of such laws shall immediately
notify the Department's designated compliance officer.
C. This
notification shall be documented in writing by the reporting officer
and the compliance officer. The compliance officer shall promptly
inform the Chief of Police who shall issue such further orders as
are necessary to effectuate this policy.
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.
[Ord. No. 611, 2-2-1987]
The City of Warsaw and its Police force shall come under the
provisions of Chapter 590, RSMo.