[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grafton as Title 2, Ch. 2.14, of the 1979 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Pursuant to §§ 61.195 and 61.197, Wis. Stats.,
the Village elects not to be governed by those portions of §§ 61.19
and 61.23, Wis. Stats., relating to the selection and tenure of constable
and marshal and hereby abolishes the offices of constable and marshal.
There is created the office of Village Chief of Police, who
shall be appointed as the Village Board shall determine by ordinance.
The Chief of Police shall have the powers, privileges and duties
of village marshal and village constable under §§ 61.28
and 61.29, Wis. Stats., and shall perform such other duties as may
be required by the Village Board.
The Chief shall possess the powers, enjoy the privileges and
be subject to the liabilities conferred and imposed by law upon village
marshals and constables. He shall cause the public peace to be preserved
and see that all laws and ordinances of the Village and state are
enforced, and whenever any violation thereof shall come to his knowledge,
he shall cause the requisite complaint to be made and see that the
evidence is procured for the prosecution of the offender.
The Chief shall obey all lawful written orders of the Village
Board.
A.
The Chief of Police shall supervise all personnel of his Department
and shall formulate rules and regulations for the discipline, equipment
and uniforms of police officers, subject to the approval of the Village
Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1.01, Code
Adoption)]
B.
He shall have the authority to suspend without pay for a period not
exceeding 30 days; to demote or remove from employment any police
officer for misconduct, incompetence, inefficiency, cowardice, failure
to perform duties or to observe rules and regulations of the Department,
subject to the right of the aggrieved party to appeal to the Village
Board.
It shall be the sole responsibility of the Chief of Police to
care for the equipment of the Department.
The Chief shall keep an accurate and complete record of all
complaints, arrests, traffic violations, convictions and dispositions
of the Department.
