[Amended 5-4-1993 by Ord.
No. 14-93]
(Neb. RS 16-225, 16-238, 16-323, 29-401)
The Chief of Police shall have the immediate superintendence
of the police. Every sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal,
security guard, police officer, or peace officer as defined in Subdivision
(15) of Neb. RS 49-801 shall arrest and detain any person found violating
any law of this state or any legal ordinance of the City until a legal
warrant can be obtained, except that:
A.
Any such
law enforcement officer taking a juvenile under the age of 18 years
into his or her custody for any violation herein defined shall proceed
as set forth in Neb. RS 43-248, 43-248.01, 43-250, 43-251, 43-251.01,
and 43-253; and
B.
The court
in which the juvenile is to appear shall not accept a plea from the
juvenile until finding that the parents of the juvenile have been
notified or that reasonable efforts to notify such parents have been
made as provided in Neb. RS 43-250.
The Police Department shall consist of the Chief of Police and
such further number of regular policemen as may be duly ordered by
resolution of the Council.
A.
The Chief
of Police shall, subject to the direction of the Mayor with the assistance
of the City Administrator, have control and management of all matters
relating to the Police Department, its officers and members, and shall
have the custody and control of all property and books belonging to
the Department. He shall devote his whole time to the municipal affairs,
interests of the municipality, and to the preservation of peace, order,
safety, and cleanliness thereof.
B.
The Department
shall execute and enforce all laws, shall execute the orders of the
Mayor, and shall execute the orders of the City Administrator in the
absence of the Mayor. It shall be the duty of the Department to protect
the rights of persons and property. There shall be a proper police
force at all fires. The Department shall take notice of all nuisances,
impediments, obstructions, and defects in the streets, avenues, alleys,
business places, and residences of the municipality. The Department
shall execute or cause to be executed the processes issued and shall
cause all persons arrested to be brought before the proper court for
trial as speedily as possible. The Chief of Police and all regular
and special policemen shall become thoroughly conversant with the
laws of the municipality, and shall see that the same are strictly
enforced and shall make sworn complaints against any person or persons
for violation of the same.
A.
Each
member of the City Police Department shall have the duties of becoming
well-informed as to the laws of the state and laws of the City, of
enforcing such laws, of wearing, while on duty, the badge, uniform
and insignia furnished by the City for the police and of properly
caring for same, and such further duties as shall be assigned to them
by the Mayor and Council and as are otherwise provided by law.
B.
The Chief
of Police shall have custody of all municipal property used by the
City Police; shall execute the orders of the Mayor; shall be a member
of the Board of Health and the Secretary and quarantine officer thereof,
shall have charge of traffic control on the City streets; shall make
and file or cause to be made and filed complaints for violations of
the ordinances of the City; and shall perform such other duties as
are assigned to or required of him by the Mayor and Council or otherwise
provided by law. The Chief may be removed from office by the Mayor,
subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Commission of the City
or by the Civil Service Commission.
[Amended 9-16-1986 by Ord. No. 14-86[1]]
No appointment of a law enforcement reserve officer shall be valid until a bond in an amount set from time to time by the City Council, payable to the City, has been filed with the Municipal Clerk by the individual appointed, or a blanket surety bond arranged and paid for by the governing body and bonding all such officers of the governing body has been filed. Such bonds shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 11, Article 1 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes. (Neb. RS 81-1444)
