Cross Reference: As to Use Of Excessive Force During Non-Violent Civil Rights Demonstrations, Section 210.440.
[CC 2010 § 3.310; Ord. No. 302, 4-22-1969; Ord. No.
740, 5-25-2011]
A.
The Police Force of the City of Sturgeon, Missouri, shall be in such
number as the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may see fit to appoint and
approve. To be qualified to receive appointment as a Police Officer,
the person must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a citizen
of the United States and of good moral character. Each Police Officer
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent and approval of a
majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen. An officer of the
Police Force shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and the Board
of Aldermen. Any such Police Officer so appointed may resign his/her
position by giving thirty (30) days' notice, in writing, to the
Board of Aldermen of his/her intention to so resign and by surrendering
all property in his/her possession belonging to the City of Sturgeon,
Missouri, and his/her commission. Each such Police Officer so appointed
and qualified shall have power to serve and execute all warrants,
subpoenas, writs or other process, and to make arrests.
B.
Police Officers shall be conservators of the peace, and shall be
active and vigilant in the preservation of good order within the City
of Sturgeon, Missouri.
[CC 2010 § 3.320; Ord. No. 302, 4-2-1969; Ord. No.
820, 8-25-2014]
A.
From the members of the Police Force appointed by the Board of Aldermen,
the Board of Aldermen may appoint one (1) or more lieutenants and
may appoint one (1) or more sergeants. All others appointed shall
carry the rank of patrolman.
B.
A member of the Police Force appointed as a lieutenant or a sergeant
shall have the following additional responsibilities and duties:
[CC 2010 § 3.330; Ord. No. 302, 4-2-1969; Ord. No.
740, 5-25-2011]
The Officers appointed to the Police Force shall receive for
their services such salaries as the Board of Aldermen may, from time
to time, fix by ordinance.
[Ord. No. 780, 11-26-2012]
There is hereby created the position of Reserve Police Officer.
A Reserve Police Officer is a member of the Police Force of the City
of Sturgeon, Missouri. The purpose of having one (1) or more Reserve
Police Officers is to supplement the Police Force of the City of Sturgeon,
Missouri by providing added manpower, on a regular or predetermined
basis, as needed. Each Reserve Police Officer shall be appointed by
the City of Sturgeon, Missouri, with the consent and approval of a
majority of all the members elected to the Board of Aldermen. A Reserve
Police Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the City of Sturgeon.
Any such Reserve Police Officer so appointed may be disciplined or
removed by the City of Sturgeon, or may be disciplined or removed
by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of all members elected
to the Board of Aldermen. Any such Reserve Police Officer so appointed
and approved shall have power to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas,
writs or other process, and to make arrests in the same manner as
any Police Officer of the City of Sturgeon, Missouri. A Reserve Police
Officer is not an employee of the City of Sturgeon, Missouri, but
shall have all the same powers, duties and responsibilities as any
Police Officer. Although a Reserve Police Officer is not an employee
of the City of Sturgeon, Missouri, the City of Sturgeon, Missouri,
will represent and defend a Reserve Police Officer in any legal action
should any litigation result from actions taken or not taken by a
Reserve Police Officer while on duty.
The Board of Aldermen of the City may by ordinance enter into
a contract or agreement with any other political subdivision for the
provision of police services by one political subdivision to another
on request as provided for in Section 70.815, RSMo. The terms "Police,"
"Police Officer" and "Police Department," as used herein, shall refer
to Law Enforcement Officers of the contracting entity.
[Res. No. 5-2020, 5-26-2020]
A.
The
City hereby adopts and will enforce this policy prohibiting the use
of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction
against any individual engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations.
The City also prohibits the physical barring of any entrance or exit
to such a facility and will enforce all applicable State laws in this
regard.
B.
Violations
And Penalties.
1.
Any person charged with a violation of any provision of this Section
will be served by the City with written notice stating the nature
of the violation.
2.
Any person convicted of this violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be fined an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00)
for each violation. Each day on which such violation occurs shall
be deemed to be a separate offense.
3.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall
become liable to the City for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned
the City by reason of such violation.
