The duties of the Director of Law Enforcement shall be as follows:
A.
The Director shall have authority over departmental personnel and
operations, subject to the general direction of the Tribal Council
and as set forth in Departmental policies and operating procedures
and other NHBP policies and procedures.
B.
To be responsible to the Council for the proper and efficient enforcement
of all laws for which he or she has been given authority and for the
efficient service and discipline of the law enforcement officers and
other persons under his or her supervision;
C.
To be responsible for arranging with the proper tribal official for
the bonding of all law enforcement officers and for coverage for all
Department personnel and equipment under the Tribe's liability
insurance;
D.
To thoroughly investigate all complaints filed by any citizen against
any personnel under his or her supervision, and a written report of
such complaint and the investigative action, including his or her
findings, shall be made to the Council;
E.
To notify the Council in writing of any case of misconduct or neglect
of duty on the part of subordinates and report the personnel action
taken;
F.
To be responsible to the Council, to willingly and faithfully perform
any and all duties the Council may order him or her to perform and
to administer the duties of office in the manner required by the Council;
G.
To coordinate investigative functions with state and county officers
and officials, special officers, and other federal officials whenever
appropriate in promoting law enforcement on the Reservation.
A.
The Director may appoint, upon approval of Council, officers of subordinate
rank to the Director, including but not limited to the rank of Lieutenant,
Sergeant, and Detective. These subordinate officers shall answer to
the Director and provide supervision to officers of lower rank.
B.
In addition to the minimum qualifications required for law enforcement
officers, the ranking officers shall possess such other qualifications
as established by the Director.
C.
The ranking officers shall perform such duties as may be specified
in a written job description or operations manual approved and adopted
by the Council, as well as other duties directed by the Director.
Law enforcement officers will act under the direct direction
of the Director of Law Enforcement and shall be subject to the general
policy direction of the Tribal Council. The Tribal Council shall direct
the Director to conduct an investigation on all reports and charges
of misconduct on the part of any Department law enforcement officer
and shall authorize the Director to exercise such proper disciplinary
measures as may be consistent with policies and procedures established
for Department employees.
Sworn law enforcement officers within the Department shall not
be assigned or detailed for any duty not connected with the administration
of law and order if such assignment or detail interferes in any way
with the law and order program.
It shall be the duty of the Director to cooperate with the Tribal
Council to maintain, from time to time as circumstances require and
permit, classes of instruction for law enforcement officers. Such
training and instruction shall familiarize the officers with the manner
of making searches and arrests, the proper and humane handling of
prisoners, the keeping of records of offenses and police activities,
the writing of reports, and with Court orders and legal forms and
the duties of the police in relation thereto and other subjects of
importance for efficient police duty. It shall further be the purpose
of the classes to consider methods of preventing crime and of securing
cooperation with the community in establishing better social relations,
the development of community-based law enforcement services and to
promote knowledge and understanding of tribal culture and history
by all Department personnel.
Duties of law enforcement officers shall be as follows:
A.
To promptly obey all orders of the Director or the Tribal Court when
assigned to that duty;
B.
To lend assistance to fellow officers;
C.
To report and investigate all violations of any law or regulations
coming to his or her notice or reported for attention;
D.
To stop and detain, and if authorized by applicable law, to arrest
all persons observed violating the laws and regulations for which
he or she is responsible;
E.
To inform himself or herself as to the laws and regulations applicable
to the tribal, state and federal jurisdiction and as to the laws of
arrest;
F.
To prevent violations of the laws and regulations;
G.
To abstain from the use of narcotics and from excessive use of intoxicants
and to refrain from engaging in any act which would reflect discredit
upon the Police Department, or render the officer unfit for duty;
H.
To use no unnecessary force or violence in making an arrest, search,
or seizure;
I.
To keep all equipment furnished in responsible repair and order;
J.
To report the loss of any and all property issued to him or her in
connection with official duties;
K.
To use firearms only when necessary in accordance with the Department's
Deadly Force Policy;
L.
To serve as a Deputy Special Officer or Deputy County Sheriff if
directed to do so by the Council and to coordinate his or her functions
as a tribal police officer with his or her functions as a federal
officer or county/local officer; and
M.
All personnel of the Department shall be bound by standard operating
procedures that are required as a result of the specific and unique
needs of law enforcement. All officers shall insure that all clerical
and administrative staff within the Department adhere to these same
standards.
A.
Each law enforcement officer is responsible to the Director and must
willingly and faithfully perform any and all duties the Director may
order him or her to perform.
B.
Each officer shall administer his or her duties in the manner required
by the supervisor, and all official communications coming to the attention
of or initiated by the officer should be routed through the established
chain of command.
C.
Officers shall obey all laws, rules and regulations and shall be
held strictly accountable for any act or omission prejudicial to good
order and discipline.
D.
Officers will cooperate with outside government agencies when cooperation
is consistent with the tribal law but shall ever bear in mind that
their primary responsibility is to the Tribe.
E.
Officers shall be fair and impartial in all their dealings with the
public. Tact, diplomacy and patience shall be used in all official
contacts.
A.
The Director of Law Enforcement may appoint, with the approval of
Council, uniformed, sworn employees authorized to investigate, enforce,
and issue infractions under designated chapters of the Huron Potawatomi
Tribal Code concerning conservation enforcement.
B.
Conservation enforcement officers shall perform their duties in accordance
with accepted, contemporary practices and Department policy. All assigned
duties and tasks are expected to be performed in an effective, efficient
and safe manner.
C.
Conservation enforcement officers receive direct supervision from
any full-time law enforcement officer or higher ranking officer.
D.
Conservation enforcement officers will receive semiannual written
performance evaluations by the Director or his or her designee.
