[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Dwight as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Ch. 6, Art. I, of the 1999 Code]
There is hereby created a Police Department. The Police Department shall consist of the Chief of Police and of such other members as may be provided from time to time by the President and the Board of Trustees.
There is hereby created the position of Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall be recommended by the Village Administrator and appointed by the Village President by and with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 11-26-2001]
A. 
The Chief of Police shall be the keeper of the Village holding cell and shall have custody of all persons incarcerated therein. The Chief of Police shall keep such records and make such reports concerning the activities of the Department as may be required by statute or by the corporate authorities.
B. 
The Chief of Police is responsible for the supervision and performance of public safety, law enforcement, technical and staff duties of the various functions of the Police Department, community relations and public information work. Work also includes the scheduling and/or conducting of training sessions, preparation of reports, maintenance of records, and court appearances to provide testimony relative to arrests.
It shall be the duty of the members of the Police Department to see to the enforcement of all of the ordinances of the Village and all statutes applicable herein; and to preserve and prevent infraction of the law, and arrest violators thereof.
The members of the Police Department shall be recommended by the Village Administrator and appointed by the Village President by and with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
No member of the Police Department, except the Chief, shall serve any process except on command by a superior officer.
It shall be the duty of every member of the Police Department to act in a proper and law abiding manner at all times and to avoid the use of unnecessary force. Each member of the Department shall obey the orders and directions of their superior.
Any member of the Police Department shall appear as a witness whenever it is necessary in a prosecution for a violation of an ordinance or of any State or Federal law. No such member shall retain any witness fee for service as witness in any action or suit to which the Police Department is a party; and fees paid for such services shall be turned over to the Chief of Police, who shall deposit the same with the Village Treasurer.
The Chief of Police may make or prescribe such rules and regulations for the hours of duty, vacations, uniforms and conduct of the members of the Police Department as may be deemed advisable, and such rules when approved by the Village Administrator, Village President and Board of Trustees shall be binding on such members.
[Amended 6-25-2012; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
A. 
Employment. The Village of Dwight may employ part-time law enforcement officers from time to time as they deem necessary.
(1) 
The Village President upon recommendation by the Village Administrator, and subject to the advice and consent of the Village Board of Trustees, is hereby authorized to appoint part-time law enforcement officers under the provisions of 50 ILCS 705/8.2.
(2) 
The appointment of a part-time law enforcement officer may be terminated upon the recommendation of the Village Administrator, by the Village President subject to the advice and consent of the Village Board of Trustees.
B. 
Duties. A part-time law enforcement officer shall have all the responsibilities of a full-time law enforcement officer and such specific duties as delineated in the General Orders of the Dwight Police Department, but the number of hours a part-time officer may work within a calendar year is restricted. Part-time law enforcement officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full-time law enforcement officers. Part-time law enforcement officers shall be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/1 et seq.) and the rules and requirements of the ILETSB.
C. 
Hiring standards. Any person employed as a part-time law enforcement officer must meet the following standards:
(1) 
Be physically and mentally able to perform assigned duties as determined by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
(2) 
Be at least 21 years of age.
(3) 
Pass a medical examination.
(4) 
Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
(5) 
Possess a valid State of Illinois driver's license.
(6) 
Possess no prior felony convictions.
(7) 
Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been honorably discharged.
D. 
Discipline. Part-time law enforcement officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Chief of Police. Part-time law enforcement officers serve at the discretion of the Village authorities, shall not have any property rights in said employment, and may be removed by the Village authorities at any time. Part-time law enforcement officers shall comply with all applicable rules and General Orders issued by the Police Department.
[Adopted as Ch. 6, Art. III, of the 1999 Code; amended 6-28-1993]
There is hereby created an Emergency Medical Services Department. The purpose of this department is to provide Advanced Life Support Ambulance Services to the people of Dwight.
There is hereby created the position of Emergency Services Director. The Director of Emergency Services shall be recommended by the Village Administrator and appointed by the Village President by and with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees. The Director of Emergency Services shall report and be responsible to the Village Administrator.
The Director of Emergency Services is responsible for the supervision and performance of the Emergency Medical Service. The Director shall have over all authority with respect to the operation of the Service unless otherwise directed by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Village Board of Trustees.
It shall be the duty of the members of the Emergency Medical Service to provide emergency medical care.
The Director of Emergency Services may make or prescribe such rules and regulations for the hours of duty, vacations, uniforms and conduct of the members of the Department as may be deemed advisable, and such rules when approved by the Village Administrator, Village President and Board of Trustees shall be binding on such members.