A.
The procurement and use of equipment and supplies
required by the Chief of Police in the operation of the Police Department,
including uniforms, automobile or automobiles for the police work,
weapons, etc., shall be prescribed by the Common Council from time
to time in accordance with the adopted budget.
B.
The compensation to be paid police officers for their
services, the hours of active duty, rest days, vacation periods and
other involvement of their employment shall be such as may be determined
by the Common Council in accordance with the union contract in effect.
The salaries of the Chief of Police and subordinates shall be fixed
by the City Council but shall not be lowered unless recommended by
the Police and Fire Commission.
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 5-1-1, Records
and Reports, which immediately preceded this section, was deleted
4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 816.
All persons in the city, when called upon by any police officer or peace officer, shall promptly aid and assist him in the execution of his duties, and whoever shall neglect or refuse to give such aid or assistance shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-20 of this Code.
No person shall assist any person in the custody
of any police or peace officer to escape or attempt to escape from
such custody.
A.
Property which appears to be lost or abandoned, discovered
by officers or turned in to the Police Department by citizens, shall
be disposed of according to this section.
B.
Lost and abandoned property will be examined by the
Police Department for identifying marks in an attempt to determine
the owner. If identifying marks are present, they shall be used by
the Police Department to attempt to contact the owner to return the
property. If no identifying marks are present, the property shall
be turned over to the Police Department's property custodian.
C.
No police officer shall keep for his or her own use
property found in the course of duty or take possession of property
during off-duty hours when the discovery was made while on duty.
D.
The Police Department shall permit citizens to claim
lost property if they can provide sufficient proof that they are the
rightful owners.
E.
Pursuant to W.S.A. s. 66.28, the Police Department
shall hold an annual auction to dispose of any property which has
been abandoned or which remained unclaimed for a period of 30 days
after having been taken into possession by the Department. If the
property is usable for Department or city operations, the property
need not be sold at auction but may become the property of the Department
or city.
F.
No member of the Police Department or any other city
employee shall receive any lost, stolen, abandoned or other unclaimed
property from the Police Department unless that person receives a
written receipt signed by the Chief of Police, a copy of which shall
remain at the Police Department.
There is hereby created a reserve officer corps
in the City of Rice Lake under the supervision of the Chief of Police,
with the following rules and regulations to apply thereto:
A.
Employment. The Chief of Police may appoint from time
to time, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the City
Code and rules adopted by the Common Council, from eligible lists
prepared by the Chief of Police, such number of personnel as reserve
policemen as he shall deem necessary, who shall serve without compensation
unless otherwise provided for by the City Council. Reserve policemen
appointed hereunder shall be employees of the city and shall be included
under the city's workmen's compensation program at a compensation
level equivalent to that of a patrolman, regardless of actual compensation
or the lack thereof.
