The Mayor with the approval of a majority of the members of
the Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Chief of Police who shall perform
all duties required by law and any other Police Officers found by
the Board of Aldermen to be necessary for the good government of the
City. The Chief of Police shall be twenty-one (21) years of age or
older.
The Police of the City may be appointed in such numbers, for
such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. They
shall have power to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs
or other process and to make arrests as set forth by law. They may
exercise such powers in areas leased or owned by the municipality
outside of the boundaries of such municipality. Police Officers shall
be conservators of the peace and shall be active and vigilant in the
preservation of good order within the City.
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 "Chief
of Police," "Police," "Police Officer" and "Police Department," as
used herein, shall refer to Law Enforcement Officers of the contracting
entity.
[Ord. No. 2528, 12-10-2019]
In the temporary absence of the Chief of Police, the Board of
Aldermen may designate a Police Officer or Law Enforcement Officer
as Acting Chief of Police for enforcement purposes. In the temporary
absence of the Chief of Police when there is no active-duty Police
Officer or Law Enforcement Office in the City, the Board of Aldermen
may designate a City Official to act in his or her stead for enforcement
purposes.
