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.
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.
[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.