[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Stratford 4-12-1988 as Secs. 3-1-1 to 3-1-8 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and
such other officers, assistants, and patrolmen as from time to time
may be appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes
and the ordinances and resolutions of the Village Board.
A.
Monthly reports. The Chief of Police shall submit a monthly report
to the Village Board of all activities and transactions of the Department
during the preceding month.
B.
Police records. There shall be kept by the Department a suitable
record in which shall be entered the name of every person arrested
in the Village, the name of the person making the arrest, the date
and cause of the arrest, the court from which the warrant was issued,
the disposition made of the case, the amount of fine and costs paid
and to whom paid, bond posted, and all complaints in full.
Every member of the Police Department shall:
A.
Familiarize himself with the ordinances of the Village and the statutes
and attend to the enforcement of such ordinances by all lawful means.
B.
Help prevent crimes, misdemeanors and violations of Village ordinances
and protect the health, safety, public peace and order of the Village
and its inhabitants.
C.
Report all street and sidewalk obstructions, unlighted streetlamps,
unlawful street signs or signals, and defective or dangerous streets
and sidewalks to the appropriate person or organization responsible
for their repair or service.
D.
Maintain order at the scene of a fire or any other fire response
within the Village.
E.
See that the necessary permits and licenses issued by the state or
Village are in the possession of or properly displayed by any person
engaged in an activity or business within the Village for which such
permit or license is required and that the terms of such permits or
licenses are complied with.
F.
Perform such other lawful duties as ordered by the Chief of Police
or his authorized representative.
A.
Pursuant to § 61.65(1)(am), Wis. Stats., the Village may
not suspend, reduce, suspend and reduce, or remove any police chief
or other law enforcement officer who is not probationary, and for
whom there is no valid and enforceable contract of employment or collective
bargaining agreement which provides for a fair review prior to that
suspension, reduction, suspension and reduction or removal, unless
the Village does one of the following:[1]
(1)
Establishes a committee of not fewer than three members, none of
whom may be an elected or appointed official of the Village or be
employed by the Village. The committee shall act under § 62.13(5),
Wis. Stats., in place of a board of police and fire commissioners.
The Village Board may provide for some payment to each member for
the member's cost of serving on the committee at a rate established
by the Village Board.
(2)
Appoint a person who is not an elected or appointed official of the
Village and who is not employed by the Village. The person shall act
under § 62.13(5), Wis. Stats., in place of a board of police
and fire commissioners. The Village Board may provide for some payment
to that person for serving under this subsection at a rate established
by the Village Board.
B.
The provisions of this section, required by § 61.65(1)(am),
Wis. Stats., first apply to law enforcement officers when such officers
are subject to a collective bargaining agreement which is in conflict
with the statutory requirements but which is still in effect on April
9, 1986, only after the expiration date of such agreement.
The Chief of Police, in conjunction with the Personnel Committee,
shall establish and promulgate rules of conduct, directives and policies
and procedures and prescribe such duties for individual members as
he may deem necessary for the effective and efficient command and
operation of the Department; provided that no such rule of conduct,
directive or policy or procedure duties or assignment shall be in
conflict with the statutes, ordinances and approved Village personnel
rules and regulations.
The Chief of Police shall cause to be maintained adequate personnel
records of employment, assignment, promotions, attendance, performance
and training for all members of the Department. Such personnel records
shall be filed with the Personnel Committee Chairperson. He shall
also comply with all provisions of the Law Enforcement Standards Board
in regard to background investigations. He shall keep himself adequately
informed of the activities of the Department and be assured that the
duties of his subordinates are properly discharged. He shall formulate
procedures for recognizing outstanding performance by Department members,
for investigating complaints of misconduct by any Department member,
and for taking appropriate disciplinary action subject to the provisions
of the applicable statutes and rules of the Department.
The Chief of Police is responsible for the training of all members
of the Department. He shall cause adequate and progressive programs
of training to be organized and conducted to prepare Department members
in the knowledge, procedures, and techniques of their duties and responsibilities.
He will ensure that, within budgetary limitations, members of the
Department attend training courses, seminars, and conferences necessary
to maintain and improve their job skills and professional knowledge.
He shall encourage Department members to further their education in
law enforcement through study, special courses, college attendance,
extension programs, and independent readings.
All persons in the Village, when called upon by any police officer or peace officer, shall promptly aid and assist him in the execution of his duties, and whoever shall neglect or refuse to give such aid or assistance shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in § 1-5 of this Code.
