[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Oakwood as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted as Title 2, Ch. 2.12, of the 1980 Code]
There is created the Department of Police. The Police Department
shall consist of the Chief of Police, who shall be director of the
department, and such other members and officers as may be provided
for from time to time by the Village Board of Trustees. The Chief
of Police shall be appointed by the President and Board of Trustees.
It shall be the duty of the members of the Police Department
to see to the enforcement of all ordinances of the Village, and all
statutes effective in the Village, and to preserve order and prevent
infractions of the law and to arrest violators thereof. Every member
of the Police Department is a conservator of the peace.
The Chief of Police shall keep such records and make such reports
concerning the activities of his department as may be required by
statute or ordinance. The Chief shall be responsible for the performance
by the Police Department of all its functions, and all persons who
are members of the department shall serve subject to the orders of
the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police shall be custodian of all lost, abandoned
or stolen property in the Village.
The Chief of Police shall be authorized to serve writs, summons,
and other process, but no patrolman shall serve any such summons or
process except on the order of the Chief of Police.
It shall be the duty of every member of the Police Department
to conduct himself in a proper and law-abiding manner, and to avoid
the use of unnecessary force.
Every member of the Police Department shall appear as a witness
whenever this is necessary in a prosecution for a violation of a Village
ordinance or of a state or federal law; but no such member shall receive
any witness fee for such services in any action or suit to which the
Village is a party. All fees due for such services shall, if paid,
be turned over to the Village Treasurer.
The Chief of Police may make or describe such rules and regulations
for the guidance of the members of the department as he shall see
fit. Such rules, when approved by the Village Board of Trustees, shall
be binding on such members.
The President of the Village Board, with the approval of the
Village Board of Trustees, may appoint any reputable person as a special
policeman to serve for such term and on such conditions as may be
designated by the terms of such appointment. Special policemen shall
have the powers and duties of a conservator of the peace, and shall
receive no compensation from the Village unless such compensation
is ordered by the Village Board of Trustees. Special appointments
may be revoked at any time by the President of the Village Board of
Trustees, the Village Board of Trustees, or the Chief of Police.
[Added 7-11-2011 by Ord.
No. 11-7-11-02]
A.
Any part-time
police officer shall:
(1)
Be a person of good character;
(2)
Not have been convicted of a felony offense, any of the misdemeanors in
Sections 11-1.50, 11-6, 11-9.1, 11-14, 12-2, 16-1, 17-1, 17-2, 28-3,
29-1, 31-1, 31-6, 31-7, 32-4a or 32-7 of the Criminal Code of 2012,
Subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2)(C) of Section 11-14.3 of the Criminal
Code of 2012, or Section 5 or 5.2 of the Cannabis Control Act (720
ILCS 550/1 et seq.), or a crime of moral turpitude under the laws
of the State of Illinois or any other state which, if committed in
Illinois, would be punishable as a felony or a crime of moral turpitude.[1]
(3)
Be certified as a part-time police officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement
Training Standards Board or be granted a valid waiver from said board
pursuant to Section 8-2 of the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS
705/8.2).
(4)
Be a member of the Oakwood Police Department.
(5)
Not be assigned, under any circumstances, to supervise or direct
full-time police officers.
(6)
Not be used as permanent replacements for permanent full-time police
officers.
(7)
Be trained under the Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer's
In-Service Training Act (50 ILCS 720/1 et seq.) in accordance with
the procedures for part-time police officers established by the Illinois
Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
(8)
Be directly supervised if he or she has not yet received certification
under Section 8.2 of the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/8.2).
B.
The use
of any part time police officers shall be restricted in conformity
with the laws of the State of Illinois as they may be promulgated
from time to time hereafter.
[Added 10-10-2011 by Ord.
No. 11-10-10-3]
C.
The number of hours a part-time police officer may work within a
calendar year is restricted.
[Added 9-10-2012 by Ord.
No. 12-9-10-1]
