The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and such other officers, members, and employees as the Council may, from time to time, prescribe.
(Repealed Election 10/14/47 effective 3/3/48; Added Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71)
* Historical Notes: |
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Section 3 ½**: Added Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Repealed Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95. |
Section 4**: Repealed Election 10/14/47 effective 3/3/48; Added Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 10/9/73 effective 1/17/74; Amended Election 10/14/75 effective 11/3/75; Repealed Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95). |
Section 7**: Amended Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 10/14/75 effective 11/3/75; Repealed Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95. |
Section 8**: Repealed Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71. |
Section 9**: Repealed Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Added Election 6/2/92 effective 12/2/92; Repealed Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95. |
Section 10**: Repealed Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71. |
Section 11**: Amended Election 10/14/47 effective 3/3/48; Repealed Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71. |
Section 12**: Amended Election 11/4/58 effective 3/2/59; Repealed Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71. |
** These section numbers refer to a numbering system that was in place prior to the Election of 11/8/94. |
The powers and duties of the Police Department shall include, but not be limited to, enforcing the penal provisions of this Charter, the penal ordinances of the City and the penal laws of the State of California and of the United States. The sworn officers of the Department shall have the powers and duties of peace officers as defined by state law.
(Repealed Election 10/14/47 effective 3/3/48; Added Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95)
The Police Department shall be under the control, management, and direction of a Chief of Police. The Chief shall be appointed by and shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Manager. Appointment to the position of Police Chief can be made from qualified applicants within the Stockton Police Department or from qualified applicants who are not members of the Stockton Police Department. Such applicants must have peace officer status above the rank of police sergeant. If the City Manager demotes the Chief of Police, the Police Chief shall be restored to the last civil service position, if any, held with the City of Stockton immediately prior to appointment as Chief of Police.
(Repealed Election 10/14/47 effective 3/3/48; Added Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 10/9/73 effective 1/17/74; Amended Election 10/14/75 effective 11/3/75; Amended Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95)
The Chief of Police shall suppress all riots, disturbances and breaches of the peace, and to that end may call on any person for aid. The Chief shall, in the performance of police duties, have the powers and responsibilities of a sheriff in similar cases.
Subject to the approval of the City Manager and the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission, the Chief of Police shall direct and supervise the personnel of the Department and have charge of the property and equipment thereof. In addition, the Chief of Police shall have duties, including, but not limited to, the following: to detail any officer or member of the Department to such public service as may be necessary; to recommend in writing to the City Manager that disciplinary action be taken against members of the Department when in the judgment of the Chief of Police, it is deemed necessary; and to exercise all powers and duties provided by ordinances of the City Council, this Charter, and the laws of the State of California.
(Repealed Election 10/14/47 effective 3/3/48; Added Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 10/14/75 effective 11/3/75; Amended Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95)
Subject to the approval of the City Manager, the Chief of Police shall have the power to appoint, without competitive examination, Deputy Chiefs of Police from among the members of the Department from the rank of Sergeant and above. After appointment, a Deputy Chief of Police shall hold said rank at the pleasure of the Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the City Manager. If the Chief of Police demotes the Deputy Chief of Police, the Deputy Chief of Police shall be restored to the last civil service position, if any, held immediately prior to appointment as Deputy Chief of Police.
(Amended Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 10/9/73 effective 1/17/74; Amended Election 10/14/75 effective 11/3/75; Amended Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95)