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 of the Marshal 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 in the same manner as the Marshal.
They may exercise such powers in areas leased or owned by the municipality
outside of the boundaries of such municipality. The Marshal and Police
Officers shall be conservators of the peace and shall be active and
vigilant in the preservation of good order within the City. (RSMo.
§ 85.620)
[CC 1986 § 71.220; Ord. No. 438, 11-6-1996]
All Police Officers of the City of Edgerton shall be of good
moral character and not have been convicted of any misdemeanor or
felony, and possess such training and certification as required by
Chapter 590, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 337, 4-20-1987]
Any member of the Police Department who has completed the basic
Police training program as promulgated by Chapter 590, RSMo., is hereby
granted the authority to respond to an emergency situation outside
the boundaries of the City of Edgerton, Missouri. "Emergency situation,"
as used in this Section, shall mean any unforeseen combination of
circumstances or events involving danger or imminent danger to human
life or property which requires immediate action.