[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Clayton 7-10-1995 as Title 3, Ch. 1, of the 1995 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Commission — See Ch. 102.
The Village of Clayton 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 street lamps,
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 unless the
Village follows the procedure under § 62.13(5), Wis. Stats.
To act under this subsection in place of the Board of Police and Fire
Commissioners under § 62.13(1) through (6), Wis. Stats.,
the Village may do either of the following:
(1)
Establish 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 Village shall pay each member for the member's
cost of serving on the committee.
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 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 rules of conduct, directive, policy, 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. 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 insure 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 § 1-4 of this Code.
