[Ord. No. 93-12 §§1 —
2, 10-4-1993; Ord. No.
02-07 §§1 — 4, 6-3-2002]
A. As
used in this Article, the following terms mean:
COMMISSION
When not obviously referring to the POST commission, means
a grant of authority to act as a Peace Officer.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety
or his or her designated agent or representative.
PEACE OFFICER
A Law Enforcement Officer of the State or any political subdivision
of the State with the power of arrest for a violation of the criminal
code or declared or deemed to be a Peace Officer by State Statutes.
B. No
person shall hold a commission as a Police Officer within the City
of Tipton, Missouri, without a valid Peace Officer license, except
a Reserve Officer which is continually holding the same commission
since August 15, 1988, and except for any person continually holding
a commission as a full-time officer since December 31, 1978. See Section
590.010, RSMo., 2000.
C. No
license shall be required to run for the elected office of City Marshal
of the City of Tipton, Missouri, but a license will be required before
a commission shall be issued by the City of Tipton, Missouri, to an
unlicensed person who is elected to such office.
D. The
license required hereby and the minimum standards to acquire such
license shall be established by the Peace Officer Standards and Training
Commission of the State of Missouri.