[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Simsbury 1-25-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the General Statutes of Connecticut,
Chapter 104, Section 7-274 et seq., and the Charter of the Town of
Simsbury, Chapter VII, Section 717, there is hereby created a Police
Commission in the Town of Simsbury with full powers and authority
as set forth in said statutes and Charter.
The Police Commission shall consist of five
electors of the town. The members shall be appointed by the Board
of Selectmen and shall serve a term of four years, except that of
those first appointed three shall be appointed for a two-year term
and the remainder for a four-year term. Biennially thereafter, the
Board of Selectmen shall appoint in the manner provided herein either
two or three members to the Police Commission, depending on the number
of members whose terms then expire.
Members of the Commission shall elect a Chairperson
at the Commission's first meeting in each calendar year. The Chairperson
shall serve as the Police Commission's liaison to the Police Chief
and to the Board of Selectmen.
A.
Generally. The Police Commission shall have all the
powers and duties, not inconsistent with the Charter of the Town of
Simsbury, as are now or may be hereafter conferred or imposed upon
said Commission by Chapter 104, Section 7-276, of the Connecticut
General Statutes, as amended.
B.
Specifically, the Police Commission shall also have
the following specific powers and duties:
(1)
Citizen matters. The Police Commission shall be responsible
for the investigation of citizen complaints against members of the
Police Department in accordance with procedures established and published
by the Police Commission. The Police Commission shall be responsible
for maintaining good relations between the Police Department and the
Simsbury community.
(2)
Budget. The Police Commission shall annually prepare
a proposed budget for the Police Department to be submitted to the
Board of Selectmen.
(3)
Personnel matters. The Police Commission shall be
responsible for personnel matters within the Police Department, including
but not limited to the appointment and removal, after receiving and
considering comments from the Chief of Police and subject to such
rules and regulations concerning town employees as may be adopted
by the Board of Selectmen pursuant to the provisions of Chapter X
of the Charter, of all other officers and employees of the Police
Department. Said powers of appointment and removal shall include the
appointment and removal of an Animal Control Officer, whose appointment
shall be subject to the approval of the Town Manager and whose powers
and duties shall be as provided in Chapter 435 of the Connecticut
General Statutes, as amended.
[Amended 7-12-2021]
(4)
Collective bargaining matters. The Police Commission
shall conduct police union contract negotiations pursuant to procedures
mutually agreed to by the Commission and the Board of Selectmen, with
the proviso that final authority for the approval of any union contract
or collective bargaining agreement is vested in the Board of Selectmen.
(5)
Other duties. The Police Commission shall have such
other duties as may be imposed by the Board of Selectmen.
