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Note: General duties of Police Department – See Section 1.06.470.
The Chief of Police, with approval of the City Manager, shall have authority to make all necessary rules and regulations for the government of the police force and the management and control of the jail. The rules so adopted may provide for the temporary suspension, not exceeding 30 days, of a police officer for violation of such rules or for conduct unbecoming an officer. Such suspension shall be made by the Chief of Police, and the officer so suspended shall be allowed no pay during the period of such suspension.
(Ord. 5197 § 2, 1913-01-22; Ord. 14910 § 2, 1953-10-28)
Whenever the immediate peace and good order of the City so demands, the Chief of Police, with the approval of the City Manager, shall have authority to appoint emergency patrolmen, who shall hold office for such times as said Chief of Police may direct, but not longer than 60 days, and who, while acting, shall possess the powers and perform the duties of regular patrolmen and shall be subject to the orders, rules and regulations of the Department and the Chief of Police in the same manner as regular patrolmen.
(Ord. 5197 § 3, 1913-01-22; Ord. 14910 § 3, 1953-10-28)
Each member of the police force shall at all times cause the ordinances of the City of Tacoma to be properly enforced, and is hereby given full power and authority to make arrests, with or without warrants, as may be permitted by law, within the City, and to take into custody any person who shall commit, in the presence of such member or within his view, any breach of the peace or offense prohibited by the laws of the State or by an ordinance of the City, and to summon aid and exercise all other powers necessary and requisite for the prevention of disorder or the apprehension of offenders.
It shall be the duty of every member of the police force at all times of the day or night, and the members of said force are hereby thereunto empowered, to especially preserve the public peace, prevent crime, detect and arrest offenders, disperse unlawful assemblages and assemblages which obstruct the free passage of the public streets and sidewalks, protect the rights of person and property, guard the public health, preserve order at elections and all public meetings and assemblages, prevent and regulate the movement of teams and vehicles in public streets and remove all nuisances therefrom; provide proper police attendance at fires; carefully observe and inspect all places of public amusement, all places of business having excise or other license to carry on any business, all houses of ill-fame or prostitution and houses where common prostitutes resort or reside; all lottery offices, policy shops and places where lottery tickets or lottery policies are sold or offered for sale; all gambling houses and public common dance houses, and for these purposes to arrest all persons guilty of violating any law or ordinance for the suppression or punishment of crime or offenses.[1]
(Ord. 5197 § 4, 6, 1913-01-22; Ord. 14910 § 4, 1953-10-28)
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Note: See Administrative Code – Section 1.06.470.
In every case of arrest by any member of the police force, the same shall be made known immediately to the Chief of Police by the person making the same.
(Ord. 5197 §5, 1913-01-22)
Monthly and annual reports of the Chief of Police shall be transmitted to the City Manager.
(Ord. 5197 § 7, 1913-01-22; Ord. 14910, 1953-10-28)
Members of the Police Department shall receive such monthly salaries as may be provided by ordinance from time to time.
(Ord. 5197 § 8, 1913-01-22)