[Ord. No. 414 §§1 —
2, 5-11-2011; Ord. No.
419 §1, 10-12-2011]
A.
Any person
who is appointed as City Marshal in any Fourth Class City of this
State shall, within six (6) months of such appointment, cause to be
filed with the City Clerk of the City and Director of the Department
of Public Safety proof that he/she has completed the training program
formulated pursuant to Sections 590.170 and 590.175, RSMo., or some
other comparable training program of not less than one hundred twenty
(120) hours instruction approved by the Director of the Department
of Public Safety. If the newly appointed City Marshal is unable to
complete the training program within six (6) months due to the proper
course not being available from the Department of Public Safety, an
extension may be granted until such a course is made available.
B.
Whether
any person appointed to his/her first (1st) term as City Marshal attends
such a training program prior to or after assuming the duties of his/her
office shall be left to the discretion of the Board of Aldermen. During
the time that a Marshal is enrolled in such a training program, he/she
shall be hired as a City employee and receive as full compensation
from the City, compensation at a rate equal to that of City Marshal.
C.
Qualifications
for applicants for the position of Marshal/Chief of Police are hereby
established by the Board of Aldermen as follows:
1.
Must
hold a Missouri Class "A" P.O.S.T. Certificate.
2.
Must
be at least thirty (30) years of age.
3.
Must
have at least two (2) years of college except that five (5) years
experience in the law enforcement field can be substituted for one
(1) year of college. Ten (10) years experience would be rated the
same as two (2) years of college.
4.
Must
have a valid driver's license.
5.
Must
be able to demonstrate through references a history of ethical behavior
in previous positions.
6.
Must
not have been convicted of any felony.
7.
Must
have at least five (5) years experience working as a Law Enforcement
Officer to include at least two (2) years as a supervisor or commander
of other Police Officers.
8.
Should
have demonstrated ability in providing or implementing strategies
to improve public safety.
9.
Should
have demonstrated ability to develop and/or implement the budget of
the Police Department.
10.
Must
be certified by a physician to be in good enough physical condition
to perform all the duties of a Police Officer.
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If all other qualifications are considered equal, preference
in selection shall be given to applicants who reside at Lake Waukomis.
If not a resident, applicants should live within a thirty (30) minute
response time of Lake Waukomis.
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[CC 1974 §18-5; Ord. No. 6 §1-608, 2-8-1958]
The City Marshal shall, at each regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen, make a written report setting forth all money collected
or received during the preceding month belonging to the City, together
with the names of the persons from whom he/she received any money
and on what account. Such report shall be carefully examined by the
Board and if found to be correct, such report shall be approved, the
order of approval entered in the journal of proceedings and such report
shall be filed and kept by the City Clerk.
The Police of the City may be appointed in such numbers, for
such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. They
shall have power to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs
or other process and to make arrests in the same manner as the Marshal.
They may exercise such powers in areas leased or owned by the municipality
outside of the boundaries of such municipality. The Marshal and Policemen
shall be conservators of the peace and shall be active and vigilant
in the preservation of good order within the City.
