The Police Department shall consist of the Chief
of Police and such police officers as the Council may prescribe by
ordinance or resolution.
The Chief and the police officers shall receive
a salary as fixed by the Council and shall not be entitled to any
other compensation. All fees, bail deposits and other special remuneration
or funds collected or received by the Department or any officers thereof
shall be deposited with the Treasurer not less than monthly.
Subject to § 62.13(5), Wis. Stats.
The Lieutenant shall perform the following duties
and any other management functions as required by the Chief of Police:
A. Communications. The Lieutenant shall be the immediate
supervisor of all personnel working in communications. He or she shall
provide police, fire, local government and Zone D with a communications
system. He or she shall keep abreast of developments pertaining to
communications and submit a written proposal to the Council July 31
of each year, requesting technological improvements and listing total
costs and benefits to be realized.
B. Public assistance. The Lieutenant shall instruct his
or her subordinates and supply the necessary materials to enable them
to effectively serve the public.
C. Records. The Lieutenant shall maintain the police
records system. The records shall include each request for police
assistance or incidents involving police personnel. The police radio
log shall contain a brief account of all police activity and a time
record of when notified, arrival and back in service. The Lieutenant
shall maintain statistical data on crime response time, traffic accidents,
overtime, individual officer activity, communications and other necessary
data.
D. Report preparation. The Lieutenant shall be responsible
for the daily transcribing of all taped police reports.
E. Municipal Court. The Lieutenant shall supervise all
functions performed by the Department for the Municipal Court. He
or she shall ensure that proper records are kept of each traffic citation,
City complaint and state cases. He or she shall supervise the activity
of the Department Court Officer.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1526]
F. Vehicle and equipment maintenance. The Lieutenant
shall keep inventory records of all City property under the control
of the Department. He or she shall secure periodic preventive maintenance
and repairs as necessary to ensure efficient and dependable service
of all equipment. The Lieutenant shall keep records of all equipment
maintenance and other costs incurred in operating each piece of equipment.
G. Staff functions. The Lieutenant shall assist in the
development of the budget proposals for each forthcoming year.
The general duties of the Secretary to the Chief
are to answer phones, dispatch police, take care of walk-ins, take
care of all correspondence, keep all time records and pay vouchers,
compile monthly complaint calls, keep all personnel records, (off-days,
sick leave, vacation, etc.), keep record of court dates for appearances,
schooling days and to notify patrol officers accordingly; keep records
of supplies and requisitions; follow up on all reports to see that
they are completed; and any other duties as directed by the Chief
of Police.
The Mayor and the Alderpersons shall have and
exercise the powers of peace officers and may summarily suppress any
riotous or disorderly conduct in the streets or public places of the
City.
All persons in the City, at the request of any police or peace officer, shall aid such officer in the execution of his or her duties. Failure to do so shall be punishable under Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-19.
[Added 8-24-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1810]
A. Wisconsin retirement fund. The City shall pay 100%
of the contributions required from the employee and the employer on
the basis of the employee's gross earnings for the entire year.
B. Health and dental plan. The Chief of Police will be
eligible to participate in the City's health and dental plan on the
same basis as all nonrepresented management employees.
C. Retiree health plan.
(1) The Chief of Police shall be eligible to participate
in the City's health plan after 15 years of service with the City
of Franklin and attaining a normal retirement age as defined by the
Wisconsin Retirement System. The retired Chief of Police shall be
eligible to participate in the plan until he or she reaches age 65
or becomes eligible for Medicare, which ever occurs first.
(2) Upon retirement, the City will contribute 75% of the
monthly cost of the City's health insurance premium and the retiree
will contribute 25% of the monthly cost of the City's health insurance
premium. Contributions must be paid in accordance with the rules set
forth in the Summary Plan Description for the City's health plan.
The amount contributed by the City on a monthly basis will be fixed
at time of retirement and remain frozen at that amount for the duration
of the retiree's participation in the City's health plan.
(3) In the event the employee/retiree's spouse is not
eligible for Medicare when the employee/retiree's participation in
the insurance program ceases, the spouse may remain in the same City's
health plan until he or she is eligible for Medicare solely at the
expense of the spouse, provided that the spouse pays the full monthly
premium.
D. Retiree dental plan. Upon retirement, the Chief of
Police will be eligible to remain in the City's dental plan. The retiree
will pay 100% of the cost of premiums.
E. Paid holidays. The following are paid holidays:
(8) The day after Thanksgiving.
(9) The day preceding Christmas Day.
(11) The day preceding New Years Day.
F. Personal days. The Chief of Police will receive four
personal days off with pay upon hire. Upon attaining five years of
continuous service, he/she shall be granted five personal days off
with pay. All personal days must be used within the calendar year
in which they are granted.
G. Vacation days.
(1) The Chief of Police will accumulate 6.67 hours each
month toward vacation time, which amounts to 10 days of paid vacation
per year. A newly hired Chief of Police is not eligible to use this
accumulated time until after six months continuous service with the
City.
(2) After completing one year of service, the Chief of
Police will accumulate 10 days of paid vacation.
(3) After six (6) years, the Chief of Police will accumulate
10 hours each month for a total of 15 days of paid vacation per year.
(4) After 13 years, the Chief of Police will accumulate
13.34 hours each month for a total of 20 days of paid vacation per
year.
(5) After 18 years of employment, the Chief of Police
will accumulate 25 working days of paid vacation, provided the employee
has accumulated at least 130 days of sick leave in the year the vacation
is taken, and provided further that five days will be deducted from
the sick leave account of the employee.
(6) In the event that the employee has suffered a major
illness or a series of illnesses wherein the employee has used 20
successive days of sick leave and would have been eligible for the
vacation set forth above, had not such illness occurred, then those
days taken for major sick leaves shall be counted to arrive at the
one-hundred-thirty-day sick leave accumulation required.
(7) After 22 years, the Chief of Police will accumulate
16.67 hours each month for a total of 25 days per year, regardless
of the number of sick days accumulated, and will not have sick days
deducted from his or her sick leave account.
(8) Vacations shall be arranged so as not to interfere
with the normal function of the Department and maintenance of public
safety and service. Vacation time within the employee's respective
accumulation maximum may be carried over from one year to another.
H. Use of City-owned vehicle. The Chief of Police shall
have use of a City-owned police vehicle.
I. Paid sick days.
(1) Sick leave shall accrue at the rate of one working
day for each full month of service. Accumulation begins after 30 days
from date of hire. There is no accumulation maximum of sick days.
A full month of service shall refer to any month in which an employee
receives pay for at least 10 days.
(2) If no sick days are used in a calendar year, the Chief
of Police will accumulate three additional sick days, which shall
be added to his/her account. The Chief of Police may donate vacation
time to another member of the Department in accordance with the City's
vacation donation policy and program.
J. Severance pay. Upon retirement, the Chief of Police
shall be entitled to a minimum of 30 days of severance pay. Severance
pay shall be accumulated at the rate of two days for each year of
service, with the limitation that no additional severance pay over
and above the minimum severance pay of 30 days shall be paid unless
the employee has accumulated sick leave corresponding to the severance
pay the employee would be eligible for, to a maximum of 60 days. Severance
pay shall be based upon the rate of pay the employee is earning at
the time of retirement.
K. Uniform allowance. The Chief of Police shall be reimbursed
up to $400 per year for expenses related to uniforms according to
the City's reimbursement process.
L. Residency. The Chief of Police will be required to
establish and maintain residency within the City of Franklin no later
than 18 months from date of hire.
M. All other benefits. The Chief of Police shall be eligible
for all other benefits received by nonrepresented management employees
such as life insurance, family and medical leave, jury duty leave,
military leave, Section 125 flexible benefits, worker's compensation,
social security, long-term disability insurance and any other benefits.