[Ord. No. 2020-187, 12-21-2020]
There is hereby created a Police Department for the Town which shall consist of one (1) Chief of Police and as many police deputies, officers and personnel as may from time to time be deemed necessary for the safety and good order of the Town.
[Ord. No. 2020-187, 12-21-2020]
The Police Department shall be operated and managed in accordance with such departmental rules and regulations as may from time to time be adopted by the Town Council, the Town Manager or the Chief of Police.
[Ord. No. 2020-187, 12-21-2020]
The Town Manager shall hire a Chief of Police who shall be the head of the Police Department and report directly to the Town Manager. Before entering upon the duties of such office, the Chief of Police shall take and subscribe to an oath that he or she will support the Constitution and laws of the State, Constitution of the United States and ordinances of the Town, and that he or she will faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he or she is about to enter. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to, among others as may be prescribed by the Town Manager:
(1) 
Enforce the ordinances of the Town, the laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the Police Department, and perform such duties as may be required by the Town Council acting through the Town Manager;
(2) 
Direct the operations of the Police Department, subject to the rules and regulations thereof;
(3) 
When appropriate, arrest any person violating any of the Town ordinances or state laws; and
(4) 
Reconcile and keep records of the accounts of the Police Department.
[Ord. No. 2020-187, 12-21-2020]
All members of the Police Department shall:
(1) 
Perform all duties required by the Chief of Police;
(2) 
Suppress all riots, disturbances and breaches of the peace, apprehend all disorderly persons in the Town and pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice;
(3) 
Enforce the ordinances of the Town and the laws of the state and, when appropriate, arrest any person violating any of the Town ordinances or state laws;
(4) 
Report offenses as may come to their knowledge to the proper Town official or the Municipal Judge and, if appropriate, endeavor to secure a warrant for the arrest of offenders; and
(5) 
Execute and return all writs and processes directed by the Municipal Judge, and serve the same in any part of the County.
[Ord. No. 2020-187, 12-21-2020]
Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, each police officer shall take and subscribe an oath that he or she will support the Constitution and laws of the state, the Constitution of the United states and the ordinances of the Town, and that he or she will faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he or she is about to enter.
[Ord. No. 2020-187, 12-21-2020]
The Chief of Police may, in his or her discretion, upon request of a chief of police or person exercising the functions thereof in any other jurisdiction, assign police officers under his or her control together with such equipment as he or she shall deem to be proper to perform temporary duty in the requesting jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 2020-187, 12-21-2020]
The Police Department is authorized to remove and dispose of all property, other than automobiles, which is found to be lost or abandoned, or which is confiscated, upon the streets or alleys of the Town or upon private property within the Town limits. Disposal of such removed or confiscated property shall be in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by the Chief of Police and in accordance with state law. All proceeds from the sale of such property, if at all, shall be placed in the General Fund of the Town.
[Ord. No. 2025-268, 4-7-2025]
By letter of appointment, the Chief of Police may appoint any person as a special police officer. A special police officer may, at the discretion of the Chief of Police, be referred to as a community service officer, code enforcement officer or special investigator or by any other reasonable title and may be an employee or volunteer of the Town. A special police officer shall be a peace officer, possess only those powers, privileges and duties specified in the letter of appointment and conform to and be subject to all rules and regulations governing the Johnstown Police Department and all special rules and regulations the Chief of Police may make concerning special police officers. At the discretion of the Chief of Police, a special police officer may be removed or discharged from such position at any time with or without cause.