[Code 1993, § 4.01]
The Mount Pleasant Police Department shall be the official Police
Department of the Village. The primary duty of the Police Department
is to protect life and property, and enforce such laws as may be within
its jurisdiction.
[Code 1993, § 4.02]
(a)
The Police Department shall consist of the Chief of Police and such
other officers as may be authorized by the Village Board.
(b)
The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Village Board and his
salary shall be determined by the Village Board. The Chief of Police
shall execute and file an official bond in the amount set by the Village
Board.
(c)
The Village Board may appoint temporary or part-time police officers,
as may be required.
(d)
The Chief of Police shall supervise all police officers and may establish
rules and regulations for the performance of their duties and for
the conduct of police activities of the Police Department, subject
to approval by the Village Board.
(e)
The Chief of Police, and any police officer authorized, in writing,
by the Chief of Police, may accept from any person arrested and charged
with a violation of any ordinance a bond or bail in a sufficient amount
to assure the appearance of the person at the court having jurisdiction
over the offense.
(f)
The Chief of Police shall have control and be responsible for all
vehicles and the condition of all property and equipment used in connection
with activities of the Police Department.
(g)
The Chief of Police shall make an annual report of the activities
of the Police Department and such other reports as the Village Board
may require.
(h)
Police officers shall not perform police services outside of the
Village, except in behalf of the Village.
[Code 1993, § 4.03]
The Chief of Police, Fire Chief and Health Officer are authorized
to give aid through their respective departments, whenever an emergency
requires, to any municipality in the county.
[Code 1993, § 4.04]
The work week for full-time members of the Police Department
shall be 40 hours.
[Code 1993, § 4.05]
Members of the Police Department shall receive such compensation
from the Village as may be fixed by the Village Board from time to
time.
[Code 1993, § 4.06]
(a)
The Chief of Police shall have general supervision of the Police
Department and shall be responsible for Police Department personnel
and the general efficiency of the Police Department.
(b)
The Chief of Police shall preside at all meetings and special meetings
of the Police Department, and preserve order and discipline.
(c)
The Chief of Police shall preside in serious internal investigations,
have complete command of police responsibility and police operations,
and plan and control special programs.
(d)
The Chief of Police shall have the power to suspend or terminate
any police officer, police dispatcher or any member of the Police
Department for neglect or refusal to perform departmental duties.
Such suspension or termination shall be subject to the provisions
Wis. Stats. § 63.10.
(e)
The Chief of Police shall have the power to issue oral or written
reprimands to any member of the Police Department for minor infractions
of departmental rules and regulations.
(f)
The Chief of Police shall report to the Village Board on in-service
training, together with other pertinent information and data. He shall
submit recommendations and improvements as he deems proper and necessary
for the efficient operation of police services.
(g)
The Chief of Police shall keep an inventory of Police Department
equipment.
(h)
The Chief of Police shall appoint the humane officer of the county
to enforce all ordinances relating to animals normally enforced by
such officer and to issue citations for any violation of such ordinances,
which authority shall be exercised with other Village police officers
as required by law.
[Code 1993, § 4.07]
(a)
No equipment, vehicle or any other property belonging to the Police
Department shall be used for any purpose, except police work, unless
approved by the Village Board.
(b)
No member of the Police Department shall willfully damage, in any
manner, any equipment, vehicle or any other Police Department property.
[Code 1993, § 4.08]
(a)
Personal property which has been abandoned or remains unclaimed for
a period of 30 days after the taking of possession of such property
by the Village shall be disposed of as follows:
(1)
Whenever, in the judgement of the Chief of Police, there exists sufficient
items of abandoned property of value to justify a public sale, the
Chief of Police shall cause notice of a public sale of such property
to be given to the public at least 10 days prior to such sale and
in a manner as he shall direct.
(2)
The Chief of Police shall keep an accurate inventory of all such
abandoned property and the manner in which such property is disposed
of, however, the Chief of Police shall have the authority to destroy
any items of abandoned property with no value. Such inventory shall
be kept as a public record for a period of not less than two years
from the date of disposal of the property.
(3)
All receipts from such public sale, after deducting the necessary
expenses of keeping the property and conducting the sale, shall be
paid into the Village treasury.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(2)]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A signal from an alarm system resulting in a response by
the Police Department when an emergency situation did not exist.
Any device which, when activated by a criminal act or other
emergency requiring police response, transmits a signal to a central
alarm system or directly to the Police Department, or produces an
audible or visible signal designed to notify persons within audible
or visual range of the signal.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(1)]
The purpose of this article is to establish regulations, standards
and controls relating to the type, use and installation of police
alarm devices, whether such alarm devices are monitored by the Police
Department, a private alarm company or any other person, and to establish
a Police Department central alarm station and policies and procedures
for the development and use of a central monitoring station.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(4)]
A central alarm station shall be maintained in the safety building
at such location as the Chief of Police may designate.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(5)]
The Chief of Police shall determine the number and type of alarm
owners or alarm lessees which may be connected to the police central
alarm station. No person shall cause a private alarm system to be
connected to the police central alarm station unless such proposed
connection receives prior approval, in writing, by the Chief of Police.
Any person denied permission to connect to the police central alarm
station may appeal by filing a written notice with the Clerk-Treasurer
within 10 days of the date of denial. Such appeal shall be heard by
the Village Board within 30 days thereafter. The determination of
the Village Board shall be final.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(6)]
The Chief of Police shall give priority for connection to the
police central alarm station to persons required by state or federal
law or regulation to maintain a police alarm system on their premises.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(7)]
(a)
All persons whose application for connection to the police central
alarm station is approved by the Chief of Police shall:
(1)
Pay all costs of installation and connection to the police central
alarm station.
(2)
Pay to the Village an annual monitoring fee as set by the Village
Board.
(3)
Use alarm equipment that meets minimum UL alarm device standards.
(4)
Pay all costs of disconnection or termination of service, whether
such disconnection or termination is initiated by the Chief of Police
or the alarm user.
(5)
Perform testing of the alarm system in accordance with rules
and procedures promulgated by the Chief of Police or his designee.
(6)
Pay all expenses of termination and reconnection whenever the
location of
(7)
Sign an agreement holding the Village and Police Department
harmless for any and all damages or losses resulting, directly or
indirectly, from an alarm connection terminating at the Police Department.
(b)
Each person connected to the police central alarm station in accordance
with this article shall cause such system to be periodically inspected
and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
(c)
For various reasons, false alarm systems frequently occur. Each false
alarm requires a response by public safety personnel, involves unnecessary
expense to the Village, increases the risk or injury to persons or
damage to property and dilutes the overall public safety protection
to the Village. Such false alarms constitute a public nuisance and
must be abated. Persons connecting to the police central alarm station
in accordance with this article shall pay to the Village a charge
for false alarms responded to by the police, for each calendar year,
for each premises connected, in accordance with the following:
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Fee
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(1)
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First two false alarms
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No charge
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(2)
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Third false alarm
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As set by the Village Board
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(3)
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Fourth false alarm
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As set by the Village Board
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(4)
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Fifth and subsequent alarms
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As set by the Village Board
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(d)
This section is intended to impose a strict liability on the person
responsible for alarm connection to the police central alarm station
and applies regardless of the cause of the false alarm.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(8)]
Any person maintaining an audible or visual alarm system on
his premises shall be subject to the provisions of § 46-46(c)
under the same conditions as central alarm systems. Warnings or penalties
issued under § 46-46(c) for audible or visual alarm systems
may be appealed to the Village Board in accordance with the procedures
set forth in § 46-48.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(9)]
Failure to comply with any provision of this article or repeated
false alarms shall be cause for an alarm system to be disconnected
from the Police Department upon 30 days' prior written notice
by the Chief of Police. Such disconnection shall be made at the alarm
holder's expense. An order of disconnection may be appealed by
filing a written notice of appeal with the Clerk-Treasurer within
10 days of the date of the order. Such appeal shall be heard by the
Village Board within 30 days of the date of filing of the appeal.
The Village Board may affirm, reverse or modify the order of the Chief
of Police. An appeal which is timely filed suspends the disconnection
until the Village Board renders its decision. Not later than 24 hours
prior to the hearing, the Clerk-Treasurer shall give written notice
to the applicant of the time and place of the hearing. The Chief of
Police may, at his discretion, require the immediate disconnection
of any alarm system connected to the police central alarm station
if technical failure or defects of the system result in a continual
or sporadic alarm.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(10)]
No person shall intentionally cause the activation of a police
alarm device knowing that no crime or emergency exists.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(11)]
No person shall sell, use or install a police alarm which, upon
activation, emits a sound the same as, or similar to, emergency vehicle
sirens or civil defense sirens.
[Code 1993, § 4.09(12)]
Private alarm companies shall be responsible for the monitoring,
maintenance and use of private central alarm stations and shall pay
to the Village the false alarm charge prescribed in § 46-46(c)
for false alarms responded to by Village police, if such response
was the result of the actions of a private alarm company. The amount
of such false alarm charge shall be based on the number of such Village
police responses to each business, commercial or residential premises.
Any person owning, leasing or operating a private alarm system programmed
to a central office shall also maintain a maintenance system during
the hours that such system is in operation and shall dispatch a company
representative to the location of any alarm transmitted, upon the
request of the Police Department, so that such representative arrives
within one-hour of such request. Each premises shall be considered
a separate entity for purposes of determining the number of false
alarms under this article. Private alarm companies shall provide the
Chief of Police with a list of premises within the Village which are
monitored by the alarm company, including the name of the subscriber
and the address of each such premises. The private alarm company shall
submit revisions to such list within 30 days following such change
of premises covered, and the company shall also provide the Chief
of Police with a telephone number at which the maintenance service
may be contacted at any time.
[Code 1993, § 4.10]
(a)
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish regulations,
performance standards and controls relating to the use of alarm systems
used by private residences which automatically select a public primary
telephone trunkline of the Police Department and produces any prerecorded
message to notify the Village of a burglary or other emergency.
(b)
FALSE ALARM
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in
this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A signal from an alarm system resulting in a response by
the Police Department when an emergency situation did not apparently
exist.
(c)
Police Department notification. All owners of automatic dialing alarm
systems shall, in person and in writing, notify the Police Department
that they installed such a device. Failure to notify the Police Department
is a violation of this section.
(d)
False alarms. For various reasons, false alarms frequently occur.
Each false alarm requires a response by public safety personnel, involves
unnecessary expense to the Village, increases the risk of injury to
persons or damage to property and dilutes the overall public safety
protection to the Village. Persons having automatic dialing systems
in accordance with this section shall pay to the Village a charge
for false alarms responded to by the police, for each calendar year,
for each premises connected, in accordance with the following:
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Fee
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|---|---|---|
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(1)
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First two false alarms
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No charge/written warning
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(2)
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Third false alarm
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As set by the Village Board
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(3)
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Fourth false alarm
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As set by the Village Board
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(4)
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Fifth and subsequent alarms
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As set by the Village Board
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(e)
Disconnection and appeals. Failure to comply with any provision of
this section or more than six false alarms in one-year shall be cause
for an alarm system to be immediately disconnected from the Police
Department upon written notice by the Chief of Police. An order of
disconnection may be appealed by filing a written notice of appeal
with the Clerk-Treasurer within 10 days of the date of the order.
Such appeal shall be heard by the Village Board within 30 days of
the date of filing the appeal. The Village Board may affirm, reverse
or modify the order of the Chief of Police. An appeal which is timely
filed suspends the disconnection until the Village Board renders its
decision. Not later than 24 hours prior to the hearing, the Clerk-Treasurer
shall give written notice to the applicant of the time and place of
the hearing. The Chief of Police may, at his discretion, require the
immediate disconnection of any alarm system if technical failure or
defects of the system result in a continual or sporadic alarm.
