[CC 1961 §5.05; Ord. No. 764, 8-22-1955]
No employee or member of the Police or Fire Department shall
engage in partisan political activities on behalf of any candidate
or issue, nor shall he/she solicit votes or contributions on behalf
of any candidate or issue, or display political posters or advertising
of any kind or description. Any employee or member of the Police or
Fire Department who violates this Section shall immediately be dismissed
from the Police or Fire Department.
[1]
Cross Reference — Charter provisions regarding political
activity, see art. VII, §7.
[Ord. No. 4629, 8-25-2020]
A.
Camera
Registration Program. Any resident in multi-family properties or single-family
properties within the City of Berkeley can voluntarily enroll in the
camera registration program by completing the required application
with the Inspection Department or the Police Department; and, can
remove themselves from the program at anytime by submitting a cancellation
form through the Crime Free Housing Coordinator.
B.
BUSINESS
CAMERA
CHIEF OF POLICE
CITY
CRIME FREE HOUSING COORDINATOR
DWELLING
DWELLING UNIT
DWELLING, DUPLEX
DWELLING, MULTIPLE
DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY
OCCUPANCY
PERMIT
PERSON
PERSON IN CHARGE
PROPERTY
REGISTRATION
SINGLE-FAMILY
Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Section,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation,
or any other business entity, either for-profit or not-for-profit,
including retail establishments where goods or services are sold;
professional corporations and other entities where legal, medical,
dental, engineering, architectural, personal services, food services,
or other professional services are delivered, and, including private
clubs.
[Ord. No. 4636, 10-19-2020]
Doorbell cameras, exterior cameras, interior cameras that
would potentially capture images of a person or vehicle outside your
home.
The Chief of Police of the City of Berkeley or designee.
The City of Berkeley.
The person, designated by the Chief of Police, who maintains
records of all landlords, owners of non-owner-occupied residential
properties, and/or designated agent/manager.
A structure, or portion thereof, which is wholly or partly
designed for or used for human habitation.
Two (2) or more rooms or part thereof in a structure usable
for occupancy by one (1) family for living purposes and having its
own permanently installed cooking and sanitary facilities.
A detached building designed for or occupied by two (2) families
living independently of each other.
A building or portion thereof used or designed as a residence
for three (3) or more families living independently of each other
and doing their own cooking in said building, including apartments,
apartment hotels and group houses.
A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively
by one (1) family.
The person or persons residing in or in possession or control
of a residential property.
To suffer, allow, consent to, and acquiesce by failure to
prevent, or expressly assent or agree to the doing of an act.
Any natural person, association, partnership, corporation,
or other entity capable of owning, occupying, or using property in
the City.
Any person in actual or constructive possession of a property,
including, but not limited to, an owner, occupant of property under
his or her ownership or control.
Any real property, including land and that which is affixed,
incidental, or pertinent to land, including, but not limited to, any
premises, room, house, building, or structure, or any separate part
or portion thereof, whether permitted or not.
Residential and commercial property occupants shall complete
the required form allowing police to review camera footage.
Single-family residences.
C.
Registration.
1.
Registration is completely voluntary and can be withdrawn at any
time (for residents, but mandatory for new businesses and businesses
renewing their business licenses). The Police Department personnel
and/or Berkeley Information Technology Department, with your consent,
will enter the home or business and make a copy of the video to assist
the Police Department when there is a need to canvas the area for
information that would help solve crimes.
2.
All registered information is kept confidential and will only be
viewed by Law Enforcement personnel during criminal investigations.
The Berkeley Police Department does not monitor or control any cameras
registered within this program.
3.
Every commercial business, new and existing shall provide the following
information when installing and registering a security camera system
with the Berkeley Police Department. (Registration form, "Exhibit
A," is held on file in the City offices.)
[Ord. No. 4636, 10-19-2020]
a.
Name.
b.
Address (if a business please add the name of your business).
c.
Primary/Secondary Contact information (Phone number, Email address).
d.
How long will your system store video footage before it's deleted?
e.
What areas does your camera system cover? (i.e., front yard, backyard,
overlooks City streets.)
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The Police Department through the Crime Free Housing Coordinator
will maintain a list of residents and businesses that have camera
systems and what areas in the community they may be capturing. This
list shall be updated as often as needed; and produced when asked
by the Police Chief and Police Command.
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D.
Camera
Equipment. Participants purchasing a video surveillance system, please
consider the following :
1.
The higher the resolution of the video the better results that will
be yielded;
2.
A minimum of thirty (30) days storage of information is recommended;
3.
Camera placement is extremely important;
4.
Camera(s) should face entrance and exit points; and
5.
Camera(s) should be located on private property only.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 200.110, School Crossing Guard,
was repealed 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 4543.
[CC 1961 §5.12; Ord. No. 2999, 10-17-1988]
A.
The
City of Berkeley is hereby authorized to obtain, take and receive
all money and property authorized by any State or Federal law to be
forfeited to or for the benefit of the City of Berkeley, Missouri.
B.
The
City Manager is hereby empowered to authorize the initiation of or
participation in any legal proceedings by the City necessary or appropriate
to effectuate the City's rights with respect to any forfeiture of
any property.
C.
The
City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to receive any funds
or property forfeited to or for the benefit of the City and to take,
manage and dispose of such money or property as provided by law.
D.
The
City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to sell on behalf
of the City any forfeited property which may be received by the City
at public auction advertised at least one (1) time in a newspaper
of general circulation in the City at least one (1) week prior to
such auction. The City Manager shall obtain from each person purchasing
any item at such auction a receipt for each item purchased, containing
a description of the item or items, the amount paid for each item
and the name and address of the purchaser.
E.
The
City Manager shall place all funds received by the City as forfeited
property or from the sale of forfeited property in appropriate accounts
of the City.
F.
All
forfeited funds or funds from forfeited property received by the City
shall be paid into the general revenues of the City unless the applicable
law relating to such forfeited funds or property requires the use
thereof for a specific purpose. Any forfeited funds, property or proceeds
thereof required by law to be used for a specified purpose are herein
called Special Purpose Property or Funds. The City shall use Special
Purpose Property or Funds only for the purposes specified in the law
authorizing the City to receive such forfeited funds or property.
G.
The
City Manager may approve the use or expenditure of any Special Purpose
Property or Funds for the purpose specified by law in an amount or
value not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). Authorization
of the use or expenditure of Special Purpose Property or Funds in
an amount or value of more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)
shall be made by the City Council by resolution or ordinance.
H.
The
City Manager and all other appropriate officers of the City are hereby
authorized and empowered to sign any applications, documents, or other
papers and to do any and all things necessary or appropriate to obtain
any forfeited funds or property on behalf of the City.
[Ord. No. 3222 §1, 9-21-1992]
A fee not to exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00)
shall be charged to all individuals who do not reside in the City
of Berkeley who are rendered emergency medical care, within the City
limits by the City of Berkeley, Missouri, Fire Department.
[Ord. No. 3423 §1, 10-1-1997]
A.
No
member of the Fire Department having the rank of captain or above
may be a member of the same collective bargaining unit as a private
nor in the same collective bargaining unit in which a subordinate,
over which they have actual supervisory authority, is also a member.
B.
No member of the Police Department having the rank of Corporal or
above may be a member of the same collective bargaining unit as a
private nor in the same collective bargaining unit in which a subordinate,
over which they have actual supervisory authority, is also a member.
[Ord. No. 4543, 5-6-2019]
