[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rome as Sec. 3.04 of the prior Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
General authority.
(1) 
The Town Board shall provide police protection for the Town by establishing a Town Police Department.
(2) 
The Town Board shall appropriate money to pay for police protection in the Town.
B. 
Organization. The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and such other officers, assistants, and patrolmen as from time to time may be appointed, pursuant to the provisions of the Wis. Stats., and the ordinances of the Town of Rome.
Every member of the Police Department shall:
A. 
Familiarize himself with the ordinances of the Town and the statutes and attend to the enforcement of such ordinances by all lawful means.
B. 
Help prevent crimes, misdemeanors and violations of Town ordinances and protect the health, safety, public peace and order of the Town and its inhabitants.
C. 
Report all street and sidewalk obstructions, unlighted street lamps, unlawful street signs or signals, and defective or dangerous streets and sidewalks to the appropriate person or organization responsible for their repair or service.
D. 
Maintain order at the scene of a fire or any other fire response within the Town.
E. 
See that the necessary permits and licenses issued by the state or Town are in the possession of or properly displayed by any person engaged in an activity or business within the Town for which such permit or license is required and that the terms of such permits or licenses are complied with.
F. 
Perform such other lawful duties as ordered by the Chief of Police or his authorized representative.
G. 
All persons in the Town, when called upon by any police officer or peace officer, shall promptly aid and assist him in the execution of his duties and whoever shall neglect or refuse to give such aid or assistance shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. If not defined herein, the word, term or phrase shall have the definition commonly accepted including a relevant definition contained in the Wisconsin Statutes. When not inconsistent with the context, the words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory:
PERSON
Includes a corporation, firm partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit as well as individuals, including a personal representative, receiver or other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the term "person" is used in any section of this chapter prescribing a penalty or fine, as to partnerships or associations, the work shall include the partners or members thereof, and as to corporations, shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such section.
SIGN
Any medium, including its structure, words, letters, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, designs, trade names or trademarks by which anything is made known and which are used to advertise or promote an individual, firm, association, corporation, profession, business, commodity or product and which is visible from any public street or highway.
STREET
Any public highway or alley and shall mean the entire width between the boundary lines of any public way where any part thereof is open to the public for purposes of vehicular traffic.
TOWN
The Town of Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, or any duly appointed designate thereof, including, but not limited to, the Town Board and Town committees.
TOWN BOARD or BOARD
The present governing body of the Town or any successors to the legislative power of said body, or any duly appointed designate thereof.