[Adopted as Ch. 2.46 of the 1997 Code]
This article shall apply only to full-time policemen of the City and not to any other personnel of any kind or description.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Pursuant to the provisions of and as required by Division 2.1 of Article 10 of the Illinois Municipal Code for municipalities of at least 5,000 and not more than 250,000 population, effective when the Federal census of 1990 establishes the population of the City, to be 5,000 or more, a Board of Police Commissioners, consisting of three members, is established for the City.
So long as fire protection for the City is provided by other than the City and unless and until the City establishes a full-time fire department, this article shall not apply to the appointment of firemen.
A. 
Within 30 days after this article becomes effective, the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, shall appoint the first members of the Board. One of the members shall be appointed to serve until the end of the then-current municipal year, another to serve to the end of the municipal year next ensuing, and the third to serve until the end of the municipal year second next ensuing. However, every member shall serve until his successor is appointed and has qualified.
B. 
Vacancies on the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
C. 
The Board members shall select a Chairman to serve during the municipal fiscal year.
D. 
A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum for the conduct of all Board business.
A. 
Members of the Board shall be considered officers of the City, and shall file an oath and a fidelity bond in such amount as may be required by the governing body of the City.
B. 
No person holding another City office shall be a member of the Board or the secretary thereof. The acceptance of any such office by a member of the Board shall be treated as a resignation of his office as a member of the Board and/or the secretary of the Board. No person shall be appointed a member of the Board who is related, either by blood or marriage up to the degree of first cousin, to any elected official of the City. No more than two members of the Board shall belong to the same political party as determined by state or national political party affiliations. Party affiliations shall be determined by affidavit of the person appointed as a member of the Board.
C. 
Board members shall not be subject to removal, except for cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard within 30 days in his or her own defense, before a regular meeting of the City Council. The majority vote of the Mayor and elected members of the City Council shall be required to remove any board member from office.
The Board may employ a secretary, or may designate one of its own members to act as secretary. The secretary shall: 1) keep the minutes of the Board's proceedings; 2) be the custodian of all records pertaining to the business of the Board; 3) keep a record of all examinations held; 4) perform all other duties the Board prescribes; and 5) be custodian of the seal of the Board, if one is adopted, and the Board is authorized to adopt an Official Seal and to prescribe the form thereof by resolution of the Board.
A. 
The secretary may be paid a reasonable compensation for his or her services, to be fixed by the Mayor and the City Council. Board members, other than a Board member who also serves as secretary of the Board, shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.
B. 
All Board members, in addition to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, shall be paid an amount set from time to time by the Mayor and City Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Board of Police Commissioners meetings are held at the Police Department. The City Council may allow reasonable use of the City Hall auditorium for holding examinations by the Board and shall provide adequate funds in the annual appropriation ordinance for the operation of the Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council and may be removed or discharged by the Mayor and the City Council in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 79, Article XII, and in accordance with 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-4. The Deputy Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council and may be removed or discharged by the Mayor and City Council as provided in Chapter 79, Article XIII. All other full-time police officers shall be appointed, promoted, removed or discharged in the manner provided in Division 2.1 of Article 10 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
If the City becomes disconnected from the Columbia rural urban fire protection district and provides by ordinance for the creation and operation of a fire department by full-time firemen employed by the City, such firemen, except the chief of the fire department, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council, shall be appointed, promoted, removed or discharged in the same manner as policemen.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Board of Police Commissioners shall adopt and publish rules and regulations for the conduct of examinations for original appointments, for promotions, and to conduct the hearings on charges brought against a member of the Police Department. No such rules shall be made by the Board to govern the operation of the Police Department or the conduct of its members. The Board may, from time to time, revise its rules and regulations in the same manner as for the adoption of the original rules and regulations of the Board.
The City Attorney shall represent the Board and shall handle prosecutions before the Board.
Division 2.1 of Article 10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-1 et seq.), is incorporated in and made part of this article the same as if recited herein verbatim. In case of any conflict between the provisions of this article and said Act, said Act shall control. If, and as, the Act is amended from time to time, the provisions of this article in conflict with the Act as a result of the amendment shall be construed as having been amended by the amendment to the Act and shall be read, construed and applied in accordance with the provisions of said amended Act.