[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Markesan
as Ch. 4 of the 1991 Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Emergency management — See Ch. 39.
The Police Department of the City shall consist of the Chief
of Police and such subordinates as the Common Council may designate.
All Department applicants shall be required to have a physical examination
prior to their employment with the City and shall take the oath of
office prior to assuming the duties of police officers.
The salaries of the Chief of Police and subordinates shall be
fixed by the Common Council and they shall not be entitled to other
compensation from the City. All fees, bail deposits and other special
remuneration or funds collected or received by the Department or any
officers thereof shall be deposited with the Clerk-Treasurer not less
than monthly.
Disciplinary action against the Chief of Police and subordinates shall be in compliance with § 11-4 of the Code of the City of Markesan.
A.
The Chief of Police shall possess the powers, enjoy the privileges
and be subject to the liabilities conferred and imposed by law upon
marshals and constables.
B.
He shall obey all lawful written orders of the Mayor and the Common
Council.
C.
He shall cause the public peace to be preserved and see that all
laws and ordinances of the City and state are enforced and, whenever
any violation thereof shall come to his knowledge, he shall cause
the requisite complaint to be made and see that the evidence is procured
for the successful prosecution of the offender.
D.
He shall exercise supervisory control over all the personnel of the
Department and may adopt, subject to the approval of the Common Council,
rules and regulations for the government, discipline, equipment and
uniforms of police officers.
E.
He shall be solely responsible for the care and condition of the
equipment used by the Department.
F.
He shall keep an accurate and complete record of all complaints,
arrests, traffic violations, convictions and dispositions of the Department
and shall present a monthly report thereof to the Common Council at
its first meeting of each month.
A.
General powers and duties. Each officer of the Department shall possess
the powers conferred on marshals and constables by law, shall preserve
the public peace and shall enforce the laws and ordinances of the
state and City subject to the orders, rules and regulations of the
Chief, the Mayor and the Common Council.
B.
Power of arrest. The Chief of Police and any police officer shall
arrest all persons in the City found in the act of violating any law
or ordinance of the City or state or aiding or abetting in such violation,
and they shall arrest without warrant all persons who they have reasonable
grounds to believe have violated any law or ordinance and who will
not be apprehended unless immediately arrested, shall take all arrested
persons in charge and confine them, and shall, within a reasonable
time, bring such persons before the court having jurisdiction thereof
to be dealt with according to law.
C.
Reporting dangerous conditions. The Chief of Police and any police
officer shall report all street and sidewalk obstructions, unlighted
street lamps, unlawful street signs or signals and defective or dangerous
streets and sidewalks to the Director of Public Works or the Clerk-Treasurer.
D.
Assisting Fire Department. Whenever necessary, any police officer
shall assist the Fire Department in maintaining order at the scene
of a fire.
E.
Permits and licenses. The police officers shall ensure that the necessary
permits and licenses issued by the state or the City are in the possession
of or are properly displayed by any person engaged in an activity
or business within the City for which a permit or license is required
and that the terms of such license or permit are complied with.
The Chief of Police shall prepare rules for the administration
of the Police Department, which rules shall be in full force upon
approval of the Common Council.
In accordance with § 66.0313, Wis. Stats., and policies
established by the Common Council, the Chief of Police may respond
to requests for police personnel from other governmental entities
and may request said jurisdiction to provide police personnel to the
City.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-3 of the Code of the City of Markesan.
