The police department of the city shall consist of one chief of police and such additional police personnel as the city council may from time to time deem necessary and proper.
(2004 Code, sec. 9.05.002)
Editor’s note–Former section 9.05.033 pertaining to appointment and removal of members and deriving from the 2004 Code, sec. 9.05.003, was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 1228, sec. 1, adopted 2/27/17.
The chief of police and each officer of the police department shall hold a valid basic certificate from the state commission on law enforcement officer standards and education at the time of the appointment; provided that an applicant may be appointed on a temporary or probationary basis who secures their basic certificate within the period of time as authorized by the applicable state law.
(2004 Code, sec. 9.05.004)
The appointment of a chief of police or any member of the police department shall be made and entered in the minutes of the city council at any regular or special meeting of the council, and the commission issued to such chief of police or other officer shall become effective after the same has been signed by the mayor and such appointment has been entered in the minutes.
(2004 Code, sec. 9.05.005)
The chief of police and members of the police department shall take and subscribe to the official oath prescribed by the constitution of the state.
(Ordinance 1228, sec. 2, adopted 2/27/17)
Editor’s note–Former section 9.05.037 pertaining to the commission of office and deriving from the 2004 Code, sec. 9.05.007, was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 1228, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/17.
A metallic badge, identifying the police chief and each member as a member of the police department, shall be issued to each member of the police department.
(2004 Code, sec. 9.05.008)
The chief of police shall be the chief police officer of the city, and as such shall have supervision over the other members of the police department.
(2004 Code, sec. 9.05.009)
It is the duty of every member of the police department to preserve the peace within the city, and to effect this purpose the officer may use all lawful means. He may interfere without warrant to suppress or prevent crime.
(2004 Code, sec. 9.05.011)
Every member of the police department shall have authority:
(1) 
To execute warrants of arrest or other process issued out of the municipal court.
(2) 
To arrest without warrant in all cases where authorized by the laws of the state.
(3) 
To arrest without warrant when offenses against the laws or ordinances are committed in his presence, or where persons are found in suspicious places and under circumstances which reasonably show that such persons have been guilty of some felony or breach of peace, or threatened or are about to commit some offense against the law.
(2004 Code, sec. 9.05.012)
(a) 
The police uniform will be worn by officers and the police chief at all times when on duty unless otherwise assigned.
(b) 
Uniforms will be purchased by the city. The city will provide for the cleaning of the uniforms. Clothing destroyed or damaged beyond serviceable repair in the line of duty will be replaced by the city, on certification of the chief of police. However, in the event an officer loses or damages a uniform while off duty, he shall be responsible for said uniform.
(c) 
The officers will supply their own footwear. The footwear must be black and meet the approval of the chief of police.
(2004 Code, sec. 9.05.013)