[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 27 and Ch. 19, Secs. 19-53 through 19-56, of the 1972 Code]
[Amended 11-7-2006 by Ord. No. 4029]
A. 
There shall be a Police Department, the head of which shall be the Chief of Police appointed by the City Manager for an indefinite term. Subject to supervision and control by the City Manager, the Chief of Police shall have supervision and control of the Police Department.
B. 
It shall be the duty of the members of the Police Department to have charge of the City jail and any other prisons which the City may establish; to apprehend and arrest on view or on warrant and bring to justice all violators of the Charter and ordinances of the City; to suppress all riots, affrays and unlawful assemblies which may come to their knowledge, and generally to keep the peace; to serve all warrants, writs, executions and other processes properly directed and delivered to them; to apprehend and arrest persons for violations of federal and state law, as provided by law, and to turn over to proper authorities; and in all respects to perform all duties pertaining to the offices of policemen.
C. 
The City Manager is authorized to employ properly qualified persons under the supervision of the Police Chief to perform the duties and responsibilities of attendance officer. The attendance officer shall assist in maintaining consistent student attendance and help provide for a safe school environment in order to maximize effective student learning and to carry out any specifically named functions as determined by the Police Chief. The attendance officer has peace officer authority and is authorized to carry a firearm and enforce any other City ordinances, state statutes and federal violations as are necessary to his or her responsibilities. With the permission of the City Manager, the Chief of Police may use the attendance officer in other capacities within the City as conditions warrant.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
All personal property which shall come into the possession of any police officer, which shall have been found or stolen or taken from the person or out of the possession of any prisoner, or person suspected of or charged with being a criminal, and which property shall not be known to belong to some person with a lawful claim thereto, shall be, by the officer securing possession thereof, delivered into the charge of the Chief of Police, who shall, in a permanent record book kept for that purpose, make a record sufficient to identify the property, with the date and circumstances of the receipt thereof, the name of the person from whom it was taken and the place where it was found. Such record shall also disclose the subsequent disposal of such property, giving the date of sale and name and address of the purchaser and the amount for which it was sold.
B. 
Any unclaimed personal property, other than animals, which shall be and remain in the possession of the Chief of Police, unclaimed, or the ownership of which shall not be to him satisfactorily established, for a period of 90 days shall be sold and the proceeds of such sale shall be paid over to the City Clerk, who shall issue his receipt therefor and deposit the same to the credit of the general fund of the City, except such personal property as, in the opinion of the City Manager, can be more advantageously used by some department of the City government or, if the value is less than $500, donated to a not-for-profit corporation as defined in Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes for use by needy families. Ten days before the sale of such unclaimed property, the Chief of Police shall sign and have posted in at least four public places in the City, one of which shall be the front door of the police station, notices of the time, place and manner of such sale, and a general description of the property to be sold.
[Amended 11-16-2004 by Ord. No. 2997]
C. 
If, in the opinion of the City Manager, all or any portion of unclaimed personal property may be more advantageously used by any City department, he shall so instruct the Chief of Police, in writing, and the Chief shall thereupon deliver the personal property designated to that department of City government and make a permanent record of its disposition. The City Manager may authorize the Chief of Police to donate all or any portion of unclaimed personal property having a value less than $500 to a not-for-profit corporation as defined in Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes for use by needy families and make a permanent record of its disposition.
[Amended 11-16-2004 by Ord. No. 2997]
D. 
Any personal property which is found by a person other than a public official and which is delivered to any police officer for identification, if not claimed or identified within 30 days, shall, within 10 additional days thereafter, if requested by the finder, be returned to him, and a record of such disposal made thereof.
E. 
If any property is sold, as provided in this section, and the owner thereof shall take and recover possession of same from the purchaser, the amount paid therefor shall be returned to such purchaser, upon verified claim being submitted, approved and allowed by the proper officers.
A. 
A person for each police duty shift shall be deputized to provide for proper verification at all times of all complaints and citations. Such person may be a police officer or any other person employed by the City.
B. 
Notwithstanding other provisions of law, when an arresting officer issues a criminal citation, ticket or complaint the information shall be properly verified if:
[Amended 9-17-1991 by Ord. No. 2661]
(1) 
The issuing officer subscribes the officer's signature on the citation, ticket or complaint to the following statement: "I, the undersigned issuing officer, hereby certify and swear that I have read the foregoing information and know the facts and contents thereof and that the facts supporting the criminal charge stated therein are true." Such a subscription by an issuing officer, in all respects, shall constitute a sworn statement, as if sworn to upon an oath administered by an official authorized by law to administer oaths; and
(2) 
The information states the specific facts supporting the criminal charge and the ordinance or statute alleged to be violated.