There is created a Police Department for the City, which shall
consist of a Chief of Police and such other policemen or patrolmen
as may be needed, the amount to be determined from time to time by
the City Council. The Police Chief and all members of the Department
shall be employees of the City.
[Amended 2000 by Ord. No. 1895; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art.
I)]
The following official ranks for purposes of salary, job description,
and individual job responsibility in the order of the highest to the
least, respectively, are created: Colonel, Captain, Lieutenant, Detective
Sergeant, Sergeant, Detective, Patrolman, and Probationary Patrolman.
[Amended 2001 by Ord. No. 1912; 8-2-2004 by Ord. No. 2285; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Police Department residency requirements shall conform to current
collective bargaining agreements.
Each member of the Police Department, upon assuming his employment,
shall take oath and execute a bond, with surety to be approved by
the City Council, for the faithful performance of his duties.
The Mayor may, when advisable, employ suitable persons as special
policemen for the City, who shall take the oath required of other
police employees. Such special police shall possess the same power
and authority as other employees of the regular Police Department
and shall be employed until their employment is revoked by the Mayor.
[Added 3-21-2011 by Ord.
No. 2858; amended 6-4-2012 by Ord. No. 2952; 7-3-2017 by Ord. No. 3335]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council,
may appoint part-time police officers in accordance with 65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-21.
The appointment and employment of such part-time police officers shall
be subject to the following provisions:
A. Any person employed as a part-time police officer must meet the following
standards:
(1) Be of good moral character, of temperate habits, of sound health,
and physically and mentally able to perform assigned duties.
(2) Be at least 21 years of age.
(3) Pass a medical examination.
(4) Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
(5) Possess a valid State of Illinois driver's license.
(6) Possess no prior felony convictions.
(7) Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been
honorably discharged.
B. Part-time police officers shall be interviewed by the Chief of Police,
Deputy Chief of Police, and/or the City Administrator.
C. Part-time police officers shall be qualified to enter and must successfully
complete any training mandated by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
and Standards Board.
D. Part-time police officers may be disciplined by the Chief of Police,
the City Administrator, the Mayor or the City Council in accordance
with the City's Personnel Code.
E. Part-time police officers may be discharged by the Mayor, upon the
recommendation of the Chief of Police or the City Administrator, with
the consent of the City Council.
F. Part-time police officers shall be governed by the same rules, regulations,
policies and directives as full-time members of the Police Department,
except that part-time police officers shall not be subject to any
portion of any collective bargaining agreement.
G. Part-time police officers shall not be assigned, under any circumstances,
to supervise or direct full-time police officers.
H. Part-time police officers shall not be used as permanent replacements
for permanent full-time police officers.
I. Part-time police officers shall not be required to reside within
the City limits of the City of Columbia.
J. Any person employed as a part-time police officer shall not work
more than 1,000 hours in a calendar year.
The Chief of Police shall provide a suitable police record to
be kept at the police headquarters in which each policeman making
an arrest shall enter the name of the person arrested, where arrested,
and on what charge, what property, if any, was taken or found on such
person, and how disposed of, and also record his own name as the policeman
making the arrest.
No member of the Police Department shall absent himself from
the City while on duty without permission from the Chief of Police
or the Mayor.
In case of absence of the Chief of Police, the Mayor shall designate
some other member of the police force to assume the duties of the
Chief of Police, who shall be termed "Acting Chief" and shall possess
all the power and authority of the Chief of Police.
Any policeman of the City shall have the power to call upon
any person over the age of 21 years to aid him/her in the arrest of
or in retaking into custody any person having committed any unlawful
act, or to aid in preventing the commission of any unlawful act, and
no such person shall neglect or refuse to give such aid or assistance
when so requested by any such policeman.