The Police Chief shall be the head of the Police Department.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 1175)
There shall be a Police Chief's secretary who shall be appointed
by the City Manager upon recommendation of the Police Chief. Said
secretary shall serve at the Police Chief's discretion and may be
removed by the Police Chief at any time. This position is created
by the authority given the Council by Section 75 of the Charter and
shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Charter,
but the appointee shall meet such job specifications as are adopted
by the Council.
(O2408)
The Police Chief and members of the police department shall
be responsible for the enforcement of all laws within the city, and
all ordinances of the city unless this power and duty is specifically
given to another officer or department and in such case, the Police
Chief and all members of the police department shall provide any assistance
required by such other officer or department in enforcing laws and
ordinances so designated.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 1176)
Members of the Police Department in the lawful exercise of their
functions, shall have all powers, privileges and immunities which
are or may hereafter be conferred upon sheriffs or peace officers
by the laws of this state and shall in the same respects be entitled
to protection.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 1178)
The Police Chief shall keep a record of arrests and property.
He or she shall cause to be entered in such book the full name with
alias, if any, of every person brought in, the time and place of arrest,
the offense committed, the name of the officer or officers making
the arrest, the name of the court issuing the warrant, if any, and
the amount of bail, if any. The Police Chief shall cause to be entered
in the property book in detail a description of all property which
any prisoner may have on his or her person at the time of arrest,
or which is brought into the Police Office and is alleged to have
been stolen or embezzled. He or she must assign a number to each article
of property and make the corresponding entry thereof in the property
book.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 1180)
The Police Chief is authorized to draw up regulations governing
the operation of the Police Department and the duties of the members
of said Department. These regulations when approved by the City Manager
shall govern the operation of the Department and the conduct of its
members. A copy of these regulations with the written approval of
the City Manager endorsed thereon shall at all times be kept in the
office of the Police Chief.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 1177)
In order to qualify to receive aid from the state pursuant to
Section 13522 of the State Penal Code, the city will adhere to the
standards for recruitment and training established by the California
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training which are adopted
by reference the same as though fully set forth herein.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 1177; O1489)
The Police Chief and members of the Police Department shall
have responsibility for the execution and return of all processes
issued and directed to them by any regular authority. They shall,
in a manner and mode prescribed by law for the service of summons
in a civil action, be responsible for the service of all notices issued
by the City Clerk with regard to special meetings of the Council and
see that a return thereof is made in writing and filed with the City
Clerk.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 1179)
A.
All
abandoned, unclaimed and unidentified personal property in the possession
of the Police Department, including bicycles, shall be held by the
Police Chief for a period of at least three months. Thereafter, and
if not claimed within said three month period by the rightful owner
entitled to the same, said personal property shall be sold by the
Police Chief, at public auction, to the highest bidder. If no bid
can be obtained for any of such personal property, the same shall
be destroyed by or under the direction of the Police Chief.
B.
Notice
of such sale shall be given by the Police Chief at least five days
before the time fixed therefor, by publication once in a newspaper
of general circulation published in the county.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 1009; O1574; O2082; O4207)
