[CC 1976 §200.010; Ord. No. 660 §10, 3-13-1956]
The Mayor, with consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to appoint as many regular Police Officers as may be necessary for carrying out duties of the Police Department as set out in Section 200.040, and to designate whatever rank or authority necessary for same, and may from time to time, with the approval of the majority of the Board of Aldermen, appoint such Special Police Officers as may be deemed necessary.
[CC 1976 §125.160; Ord. No. 1611 §§1—2, 10-8-1985]
[CC 1976 §200.020; Ord. No. 660 §11, 3-13-1956]
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of
the members of the Board of Aldermen shall have the power to discharge
and terminate the services of any regular or special Police Officer
and such Officer may be so removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all
the members elected to the Board of Aldermen, independently of the
Mayor's approval or recommendation.
[CC 1976 §200.030; Ord. No. 660 §§12—14, 3-13-1956]
A.
It shall
be the duty of the regular Police Officers under the supervision of
the Chief of Police to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas,
writs or other process as directed by the Mayor, Municipal Judge and
City Attorney, and to make arrests as provided by the laws of the
State of Missouri and in the same manner as the Chief of Police. They
shall be conservators of the peace and shall be active and vigilant
in the preservation of good order of the City; they shall patrol the
streets and public highways of the City and make arrests for the violation
of all ordinances of the City, including traffic regulations.
B.
When
an arrest is made it shall be the duty of the Police Officer or the
Chief of Police to file a charge against the person as provided by
law and set the cause for hearing before the Municipal Judge of the
City and to bail the offender to appear before said Judge at a stated
future time or retain the offender in custody if he/she fails to produce
bail; but if the offender is arrested for breach of a State law, it
shall be the duty of the Police Officer making the arrest to commit
the offender to the County Jail and to file formal charges with the
Prosecuting Attorney in the State Court of the District. In no event
is the guilt or innocence of an offender to be passed upon by the
officer apprehending such offender; if the offender be a juvenile,
then he/she shall be turned over to the Juvenile Officers of the County
of St. Louis for further adjudication with a complete report of the
charge against such offender.
C.
A regular
Police Officer appointed hereunder, where on duty, shall at all times
be dressed in full police uniform and shall not be engaged in any
other work or activity which will interfere with his/her duties as
a regular Police Officer of the City.
[CC 1976 §200.040; Ord. No. 660 §15, 3-13-1956]
It shall be the duty of all special Police Officers appointed
by the Mayor, to perform such duties, from time to time, as delegated
to them by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen. Such delegation
of duties may be prescribed by resolution spread upon the minutes
of a regular or special meeting of the Board of Aldermen and any duties
prescribed by the Mayor in an emergency may be ratified by the Board
at the next succeeding meeting.
[CC 1976 §200.050; Ord. No. 812 §§1—3, 1-26-1963]
A.
It shall
be the duty and responsibility of the Chief of Police of this City
to cause to be completed and forwarded to the St. Louis County Police
Department a record of any and all crimes committed, arrests made
in this City, persons wanted by the Police Officials of this City,
and cancellation notices of arrest orders previously filed by the
Shrewsbury Police Department. The reporting of offenses and arrests
shall be forwarded to the St. Louis County Police Department as promptly
as possible.
B.
The reporting
of crimes, arrests, persons wanted and notice of cancellation of arrest
orders shall be in accordance with the methods and procedures as set
forth in the pamphlet titled, "Central Police Records System" published
by the St. Louis County Police Department and the said pamphlet titled,
"Central Police Records System" is hereby made a part of this Section.
C.
The reporting
of crimes, arrests, wanted persons and cancellation of wanted persons
shall be on the forms provided by the St. Louis County Police Department.
[CC 1976 §200.070; Ord. No. 911 §§1—9, 12-13-1966]
A.
This
City hereby contracts and agrees to cooperate with each and every
City, Town, and Village within St. Louis County, Missouri, the City
of St. Louis, Missouri and County of St. Louis, Missouri, for certain
common police service under the terms and conditions herein contained.
B.
This
contract for mutual cooperation shall become effective with respect
to each municipality within St. Louis County, Missouri, and City of
St. Louis, Missouri, and County of St. Louis, Missouri, upon the passage
of a like ordinance authorizing such contract by each municipality
of the County. A certified copy of this Section shall be mailed by
the City Clerk to each municipality and to the County of St. Louis,
Missouri, upon their adoption of a like ordinance for mutual cooperation.
C.
This
contract insofar as it is applicable to any particular municipality
or County of St. Louis may be terminated, at any time by any party
hereto thirty (30) days after service upon the Clerk of the other
contracting municipalities or County Clerk of St. Louis County of
a certified copy of an ordinance terminating this contract with such
municipality or of the County of St. Louis.
D.
The members
of the Police Force of this City shall respond to requests for assistance
within the boundary limits of any other contracting municipality or
of the County of St. Louis, pursuant to the directions and approval
of the office of the Chief of Police of this City.
E.
It shall
be the duty of the members of the Police Force of this City to perform
police services in any municipality or in the County of St. Louis
that is a party to this contract, when requested by such municipality
and authorized to do so by the office of the Chief of Police of this
City.
F.
Each
Police Officer performing services in any other municipality or in
the County of St. Louis, in accordance with the terms of this contract,
shall have all the powers, rights, privileges, duties and immunities
as the members of the police force of the municipalities requesting
assistance but shall remain in the employment and under the direction,
supervision, and control of the proper officers and authorities of
their own respective municipalities.
G.
Consideration
for this contract shall be the mutual agreements of the parties hereto
and no compensation shall be paid by any participating municipality
to any other.
H.
Equipment
and property utilized in the carrying out of the common police services
provided by this contract shall be at the risk of the municipality
or County owning the same and any loss or damage thereto shall be
borne by such owner, municipality or County, provided that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to limit the liability of any
municipality or St. Louis County or of its agents, servants or employees
arising out of tortious conduct.
I.
Nothing
herein contained shall be construed to mean that Police Officers of
another municipality or of St. Louis County injured, killed, or who
dies from injuries sustained while performing services in this City,
under this agreement shall be covered under Worker's Compensation
Insurance of this City or under any of the injury or death benefits
as may be provided for the Policemen and Firemen of this City. Nor
shall anything herein contained be construed to mean that Police Officers
of this City who may be injured or killed or die as result of injuries
while serving in another municipality or in St. Louis County, Missouri,
with the approval of the Chief of Police of this City, shall not be
covered by Worker's Compensation Insurance provided by this City,
or shall not be entitled to injury or death benefits as may be provided
for the policemen and firemen of this City, if such person(s) is a
member thereof, or to the benefits of coverage under any other insurance
carried by this City or any of its departments, where applicable.
[CC 1976 §200.080; Ord. No. 1798 §1, 4-10-1990]
There is hereby adopted a manual of rules and regulations to
be designated "Police Department Rules and Regulations, City
of Shrewsbury, Missouri," which shall be the official manual
of directives for the Police Department. The official copy of the
manual dated the 10th day of April, 1990, shall be kept in the office
of the Chief of Police. The manual as adopted may be amended from
time to time and each amendment shall, with the approval of the Board
of Aldermen, be incorporated into the official copy. In the event
of a dispute as to the interpretation of any provision contained in
the aforesaid manual, such dispute shall be submitted to the Board
of Aldermen whose decision shall be final and binding.
[CC 1976 §200.090; Ord. No. 1253 §23, 12-4-1976; Ord. No. 1447 §§2—3, 7-28-1981]
A.
All members
of the Police Department shall receive such compensation as may be
designated, from time to time, by ordinance.
B.
All persons
who shall be hired in the future on the Police Department on the probationary
basis who have had twenty-four (24) months' full-time experience in
a comparable position with another municipality or political entity,
upon approval by the Mayor, after six (6) months employment with the
City may receive the salary of a Patrolman.
[CC 1976 §200.100; Ord. No. 1625 §§1—5, 1-16-1986; Ord. No. 1863 §1, 9-22-1992]
A.
Any Police
Officer of the City of Shrewsbury, Missouri, who completed the basic
police training program as established by Chapter 590 of the Revised
Statutes of Missouri, shall have the authority to respond to an emergency
situation outside the boundaries of the City.
B.
No Police
Officer shall be required by reason of this Section to leave the jurisdiction
to respond to an emergency situation, but said Police Officer shall
use his or her said discretion and judgment as to leaving the City
to respond to any emergency situation. It shall be the policy of the
City that said Police Officers shall not leave the City inhabitants
with inadequate police protection or be absent for extended periods
of time, but that the response shall be in aid of and to assist the
authorities of the County or the municipality in which the emergency
situation is located. When responding to emergency aid requests, Police
Officers shall act in accordance with the policies and procedures
of the City and the Police Department, and shall be subject to all
provisions of law as if he or she were providing services within his
or her own jurisdiction.
C.
The authority
contained herein shall permit the response by one (1) or more City
Police Officers.
D.
As used
in this Section, "emergency situation" means any
situation in which the Peace Officer has a reasonable belief that
a crime is about to be committed, is being committed, or has been
committed involving injury or threat of injury to any person, property,
or governmental interest and his/her response is reasonably necessary
to prevent or end such emergency situation or mitigate the likelihood
of injury involved in such emergency situation. The determination
of the existence of any emergency situation shall be in the discretion
of the Police Officer making the response or in the discretion of
the Police Officer of the City in which the emergency situation is
alleged to be occurring.
E.
As used
in this Section, "response" shall mean to take any
and all action which the Police Officer may lawfully take as if exercising
his/her powers within his/her own jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 2668 §1, 7-24-2012]
A.
Any labor
organization attempting or desiring to represent Police Officers employed
by the City is to submit a specific, written description of the bargaining
unit sought, together with specific exclusions to the City, via certified
mail addressed to the Mayor.
1.
Within
fourteen (14) days of receipt, the Mayor shall appoint a three (3)
person Personnel Committee (from among the members of the Board of
Aldermen) which shall consider the appropriateness of the requested
unit and either:
2.
The
affected labor organization can either accept the Personnel Committee's
decision regarding the bargaining unit or appeal to the Board of Aldermen
within fourteen (14) days of the date of the Committee's decision.
3.
The
appeal must be sent via certified mail and must be received by the
City Clerk within fourteen (14) days after the initial decision is
issued by the Personnel Committee. The Board of Aldermen's decision
with respect to the appropriateness of the bargaining unit shall be
final and binding.
4.
In evaluating
the appropriateness of the proposed bargaining unit, the Board of
Aldermen may consider, but is not bound by, precedent from other Cities,
other States and/or under the National Labor Relations Act.
[Ord. No. 2668 §2, 7-24-2012]
A.
Within
forty-five (45) days after establishing the appropriate bargaining
unit, there will be a secret ballot election to determine whether
the majority of employees in the bargaining unit want to be represented
by the labor organization for purposes of collective bargaining.
B.
No labor
organization will be recognized as representing any employee, by any
other means.
C.
The election
will be held by secret ballot. The ballot will be on a form substantially
similar to the form utilized by the National Labor Relations Board
for conducting union elections.
D.
The election
will be conducted by either the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service or by the Missouri Department of Labor (or their designee).
In the event that both the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
and the Missouri Department of Labor decline to conduct the election,
the Board of Aldermen will select an arbitrator to conduct the election
by requesting a panel of five (5) arbitrators from the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service and then selecting one (1) of the arbitrators
from the list to conduct the election.
E.
After
the election has concluded, the person conducting the election will
immediately and publicly count the ballots and issue a report on election
indicating how many ballots were cast for representation by the labor
organization and how many votes were cast against representation.
F.
Any disputes
concerning the election must be referred for decision to the Board
of Aldermen for consideration within seven (7) days of the election.
The decision of the Board of Aldermen on such disputes will be final
and binding.
G.
If there
is no dispute concerning the election, then the results of the election
will become final seven (7) days after the report on election is issued.
H.
After
the results of the election becoming final, if a majority of the members
of the bargaining unit voted to be represented by the labor organization,
the Board of Aldermen will recognize the labor organization as representing
the employees of the bargaining unit at their next regularly scheduled
meeting.
I.
No labor
organization may seek to represent any bargaining unit (or portion
of any bargaining unit) by secret ballot election more than once in
any consecutive, twelve (12) month period.
J.
In the event that an employee in a designated bargaining unit determines that he or she no longer wishes to be represented by a recognized labor organization, said employee may obtain a petition for revocation from the City Clerk. Upon receipt of a signed and dated petition for revocation, the Mayor may designate a three (3) person Personnel Committee (made up of members of the Board of Aldermen) to investigate the veracity of the petition. If a signed and dated petition for revocation is submitted to the City Clerk with more than thirty percent (30%) and less than fifty percent (50%) of the signatures of the employees in the designated bargaining unit represented by the recognized labor organization (as determined by the Personnel Committee), the Board of Aldermen may hold a decertification election pursuant to Subsections (C) through (G) herein. If a signed and dated petition for revocation is submitted to the City Clerk with a majority of the signatures of the employees in the designated bargaining unit represented by the recognized labor organization (as determined by the Personnel Committee), the Board of Aldermen shall revoke recognition of the recognized labor organization at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
[Ord. No. 2668 §3, 7-24-2012]
A.
In the
event that the majority of members of the bargaining unit vote to
be represented by the labor organization for purposes of collective
bargaining, the department affected will meet with the labor organization
to confer and discuss wages, benefits and other terms and conditions
of employment with the goal of reaching a mutual satisfactory proposed
collective bargaining agreement to be submitted to the Board of Aldermen
for approval.
B.
If the
department and the labor organization reach agreement on a proposed
collective bargaining agreement, the proposed agreement will be submitted
to the Board of Aldermen as an agenda item for consideration on their
next scheduled meeting. At that meeting, the Board of Aldermen will
approve, reject, or hold the proposed collective bargaining agreement
open for further discussion.
C.
If the
department and the labor organization cannot reach an agreement on
the terms of a proposed collective bargaining agreement after substantial
negotiations, the department representative may unilaterally submit
its proposed collective bargaining agreement to the Board of Aldermen
for consideration as set forth above.
D.
The decision
of the Board of Aldermen with regard to approving or rejecting a proposed
collective bargaining agreement shall be final and binding.
[Ord. No. 2668 §4, 7-24-2012]
In accordance with Section 105.530, RSMo., strikes and other
unlawful conduct by any employee, whether individually or in concert
with others (including sympathy, unfair labor practice, or wildcat
strikes), sit-downs, slowdowns, work stoppages, boycotts, any acts
honoring a picket line, or any other acts that interfere with the
City's operations shall be prohibited.
