[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Stanley 10-10-1973 as Ch. 13 of the 1973 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Chief of Police and such other police officers
as may from time to time be authorized and appointed by the Town Council
shall constitute the police force of the Town, and they shall have
such ranks and grades as may be designated for them by the Town Council.
It shall be the duty of the police force to enforce the laws of the
state, the provisions of this Code and other ordinances and resolutions
of the Town Council and to maintain the public peace within the Town
and, to the extent provided by the Town Charter and state law, within
the unincorporated area surrounding the Town which is within one mile
of the Town limits.
A.Â
The Chief of Police shall be head of the Police Department
and commanding officer of the police force, subject, however, to the
control of the Mayor as provided in §§ 18 and 45 of
the Town Charter. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the
administration, training, discipline and morale of the police force
of the Town and for the effective and efficient deployment and employment
of the members and property thereof to prevent and detect crime, to
preserve the peace and to enforce state law and the Town ordinances
within the Town.
B.Â
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to regulate,
restrict or prohibit the assembly of persons and the movement of persons
and vehicles within the Town when there is a clear and present danger
of civil commotion or disturbance in the nature of a riot.
The Mayor, in consultation with the Chief of
Police, shall prepare and may from time to time amend rules and regulations
not inconsistent with state law, the Town Charter, this Code or other
ordinance or resolution of the Town Council, as he may deem appropriate
for the government of the Police Department and to implement the provisions
of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall be in full force
and effect when approved by resolution of the Town Council and a true
copy thereof has been placed on file at police headquarters for the
inspection and use by the members of the Department, and it shall
then be unlawful for any member of the Department to violate or fail
to comply with any such approved rule or regulation so filed at police
headquarters.
