There is hereby created a police department of the town, the director of which shall be the chief of police. The police department shall be composed of the chief of the police and other officers and employees as the town council may provide. It shall be the duty of the police department to enforce the ordinances of the town and state and federal laws.
(Ordinance 2021-0517-01 adopted 5/17/21)
(a) 
The chief of police is appointed by the town council and serves at will and at the pleasure of the town council.
(b) 
The chief of the police shall carry out the functions of the police department relating to public safety and enforcement of ordinances and state and federal laws; organize the police department of the town in conformity with the laws of the state and ordinances of the town; and shall promulgate policies, procedures, rules, directives and orders for the administration of the department, including but not limited to discipline within the department.
(Ordinance 2021-0517-01 adopted 5/17/21)
(a) 
Police officers of the police department possess the powers, duties and authority of peace officers of the state and have the powers, rights, duties and jurisdiction granted to or imposed on a peace officer by the laws of the state and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the town council.
(b) 
All police officers and personnel of the police department shall be bound by the directives, orders, rules, regulations and procedures for the operation of the police department as may be promulgated by the chief of police, and failure to abide thereby shall be subject to such disciplinary action as may be determined by the chief of police within the limits of state and federal law and city ordinance.
(c) 
No person may be employed or retained by the police department as a police officer unless that person has satisfied the basic requirements, completed necessary training, and earned the certifications required for peace officers of the state.
(Ordinance 2021-0517-01 adopted 5/17/21)
(a) 
The chief of police may establish a reserve police force composed of personnel who have earned the certifications, satisfied the basic requirements, and completed necessary training required for peace officers of the state.
(b) 
Members of the police reserve force serve at the discretion of the chief of police and may be called to service at any time deemed necessary by the chief of police. Reserve officers shall act in a supplementary capacity to regular police officers and shall not assume full-time duties of regular police officers.
(c) 
The members of the police reserve force shall operate under the direction of the chief of police and shall serve as peace officers during the discharge of official duties. Members shall serve at will, without compensation.
(Ordinance 2021-0517-01 adopted 5/17/21)