[Code 1966, § 3.01]
The Village police department shall consist of the Chief of
Police and such other police officers as the Village Board may prescribe
from time to time by ordinance or resolution.
[Code 1966, § 3.02]
Police officers, other than the chief, shall be selected by
the chief, subject to approval of the police board of commissioners.
The chief shall have full authority to suspend from the force any
officer of the department, subject to the right of such officer to
appeal to the police board of commissioners for reinstatement.
[Ord. No. 721, § I, 4-6-2004]
(a) Service charge. The Chief of Police is authorized to receive and
monitor private security system alarm signals at the police dispatch
center and may provide this service to licensed holders under this
section. License holders must furnish, install and maintain all necessary
receiving equipment including telephone line service and shall pay
a service charge of $3 per month for every customer of the private
security system that is connected by phone line to the police dispatch
center. The service charge shall be paid to the Village by the tenth
of each month for that month's service.
(b) Priorities. Given limited police resources, the Chief of Police in
authorizing police alarm service, shall give consideration in descending
order according to the following factors and the Chief of Police shall
be the sole arbiter in determining and weighing these factors.
(1)
Alarms detecting occurrences posing the greatest threat to personal
safety.
(2)
Alarms protecting property or facilities where the extent of
loss would be great.
(3)
Alarms protecting property of facilities where the risk or likelihood
of loss is great.
(4)
The earliest date on which a request for police alarm service
was received.
(c) Designated phone lines. Any police alarm device which is a telephone
device or telephone attachment that automatically or electronically
selects a telephone line connected to the police communications center
and reproduces a prerecorded message to report a criminal act or other
event requiring emergency response shall be programmed to dial only
those police telephone number(s) designated by the Chief of Police
and the cost of any charges attributable to the phone line shall be
the responsibility of the security system provider.
(d) Fire and other alarms. The Chief of Police is authorized to accept
those fire related alarms as may be approved by the Fire Chief and
any other type of alarm which the police chief finds to be in the
public interest.
(e) Release of liability. Any license holder receiving service under
this section shall sign a release of liability in a form approved
by the Village Attorney releasing the Village from any and all claims
arising from providing such service.
(f) License holders to provide information. All license holders shall
provide to the police chief any information deemed necessary by the
police chief so as to allow for safe and efficient response to the
alarm and to notify the owner and/or caretaker of the property that
an alarm has been received.
(g) Termination. The Chief of Police, at the chief's discretion
and upon reasonable notice, may terminate the services provided under
this section to any security alarm service provider that sends its
alarm calls directly to the police dispatch center. Reasonable notice
shall consist of one month's notice.