[Ord. No. 1542 §1,
2004]
A.
The Department
of Public Safety shall be headed by the Director of Public Safety
who shall combine the administrative offices of the police, fire and
emergency medical services and shall be responsible for:
1.
All
of the traditional duties, responsibilities and functions conferred
by law, Statute or ordinance upon the Chief of Police, Fire Chief
or Director of Emergency Medical Services;
2.
Promulgation
and administration such rules and regulations as are necessary for
the operation of the department;
3.
Keeping
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen advised at all times on matters relating
to the provision of the public safety services of the City. When requested
to do so, to submit reports on the performance of the department;
4.
Attending
all meetings of the Public Safety Department. If the Director is unable
to attend any such meeting, he/she shall designate a ranking officer
of the department to attend such meeting; and
5.
Such
other powers, duties and responsibilities as shall from time to time
be conferred upon the Director by the Mayor and/or Board of Aldermen.
The Mayor with the approval of a majority of the members of
the Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Chief of Police who shall perform
all duties required of the Marshal by law and any other Police Officers
found by the Board of Aldermen to be necessary for the good government
of the City. The Chief of Police shall be twenty-one (21) years of
age or older.
The Police of the City may be appointed in such numbers, for
such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. They
shall have power to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs
or other process and to make arrests in the same manner as the Marshal.
They may exercise such powers in areas leased or owned by the municipality
outside of the boundaries of such municipality. The Marshal and Policemen
shall be conservators of the peace and shall be active and vigilant
in the preservation of good order within the City.
[Ord. No. 1183 §6, 5-1-1990]
The officers of the City of Rock Hill Police Department who
have completed the Basic Police Training Program as promulgated by
Chapter 590, RSMo., are authorized to respond to any emergency situation
outside the boundaries of the City of Rock Hill, pursuant to Section
70.820, RSMo. The officers responding will be so designated by the
Chief of Police and when acting outside of the City of Rock Hill in
an emergency situation will be considered as on active duty, the same
as they would be when acting on their regular duties within the City
of Rock Hill.
As used in this Article, "emergency situation" means any situation in which the Law Enforcement Officer has a reasonable
belief that a crime is about to be committed, is being committed,
or has been committed involving injury or threat of injury to any
person, property, or governmental interest and his/her response is
reasonably necessary to prevent or end such emergency situation or
mitigate the likelihood of injury involved in such emergency situation.
The determination of the existence of any emergency situation shall
be in the discretion of the Law Enforcement Officer making the response
or in the discretion of a Law Enforcement Officer or governmental
officer of the political subdivision in which the emergency situation
is alleged to be occurring.
[Ord. No. 1183 §8, 5-1-1990]
Any City of Rock Hill Police Officer responding to an emergency
situation, pursuant to the provisions of this Article, has the same
immunities and liabilities as if acting within the jurisdictional
boundaries of the City of Rock Hill.
