[Adopted 11-5-1990 as Ch. 4 of the 1990 Code]
The Police Department of the Village shall consist
of the Chief of Police and such other police officers as the Village
Board may prescribe from time to time by ordinance or resolution.
[Amended 3-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-03]
Police officers other than the Chief shall be
selected by the Chief, subject to approval of the Balsam Lake-Centuria
Joint Board of Police Commissioners. The Chief shall have full authority
to demote, suspend temporarily or remove from the force any officer
of the Department, subject to the right of such officer to appeal
to the Balsam Lake-Centuria Joint Board of Police Commissioners for
reinstatement.
The Chief of Police and all policemen of the
Village shall possess the powers, enjoy the privileges and be subject
to the liabilities conferred and imposed by law on Village marshals
and constables. Every member of the Police Department shall have full
power and authority and it shall be his duty to:
A. Arrest with or without process all persons in the
Village found engaged in any disturbance of the peace, violating any
law or ordinance of the state or Village or aiding or abetting in
such violation, take all such persons in charge and confine them and
within a reasonable time bring them before the appropriate court to
be dealt with according to law.
B. Familiarize himself with the ordinances of the Village
and attend to the enforcement of such ordinances by all lawful means.
C. Help prevent crimes, misdemeanors and violations of
Village ordinances and protect the health, safety, public peace and
order of the Village and its inhabitants.
D. Report all street and sidewalk obstructions, unlighted
streetlamps, unlawful street signs or signals and defective or dangerous
streets and sidewalks to the Director of Public Works.
E. Assist the Fire Department when requested by the Fire
Chief.
F. See that the necessary permits and licenses issued
by the proper authority of the state or Village are in the possession
of or properly displayed by any person engaged in an activity or business
within the Village for which such permit or license is required and
that the terms of such permits or licenses are complied with.
It shall be the duty of all persons in the Village, when called upon by any police officer or peace officer, to promptly aid and assist him in the execution of his duties, and whoever shall neglect or refuse to give such aid or assistance shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4, of this Code.
The Village President and Trustees shall have
and exercise the powers of peace officers and may summarily suppress
any riotous or disorderly conduct in the streets or public places
of the Village.
[Added 1-4-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-01]
The Village of Balsam Lake hereby establishes the charge of
$50 per paper service request together with mileage at the rate determined
by the IRS.
[Added 3-7-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-02]
A. State
requirements. The Village of Balsam Lake a municipal corporation which
provides government services to its citizens and the general public;
and in order to efficiently provide services, it is necessary to conduct
criminal history record searches concerning certain persons. This
section is enacted in order to comply with a State of Wisconsin requirement
that provides that a municipality that requests the state provide
them with criminal history record information concerning an individual
under certain circumstances have an ordinance enacted authorizing
such requests.
B. Purpose.
This section is adopted for the purpose of providing the Village of
Balsam Lake Police Department with the authority to request criminal
history record information from the State of Wisconsin if requested
by the Village Clerk or a Village department head.
C. Authority.
If requested by the Village Clerk or any Village department head,
the Village of Balsam Lake Police Department shall conduct a criminal
history records information search concerning the following persons:
(1) Alcohol
license and permit applicants;
(2) Transient
merchant license applicants;
(3) Applicants
for City employment;
(6) Hunting
permit applicants;
(7) Applicants
for all other licenses and permits which may be issued by the Village
of Balsam Lake;
(8) An
officer or partner of any corporate or partnership applicant for licenses
or permits;
(9) Any
other person for whom a department head or Village Clerk requests
criminal history information. A request must be based on a reasonable
belief that the criminal history information is necessary to assist
in the safe and efficient operation of Village government.
D. Fees.
The cost of the search shall be paid as provided by ordinance or,
if not specifically addressed in an ordinance, as directed by the
Village Clerk.
[Adopted 11-5-1990 as Ch. 5 of the 1990 Code]
No apparatus shall be used for any purpose except
for fire fighting within the Village limits or in training therefor,
except pursuant to an agreement approved by the Village Board after
the Chief has given his recommendation on such use. With the approval
of the Chief, such apparatus may be used for emergency purposes other
than fire fighting within the Village limits. A written report of
such uses shall be made semiannually to the Village Board.
Except as otherwise provided, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this article shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4, of this Code.