[R.O. 2011 §200.320; CC 1975 §25-45; Ord. No. 2710 §18, 1-15-1975]
The Chief of Police appointed under the Merit System Police
Department shall have all of the duties and responsibilities imposed
upon him/her as Chief of Police or otherwise imposed upon the office
of City Marshal by State law and this Code and other ordinances of
the City.
[R.O. 2011 §200.330; Code 1967 §§1-50, 1-51;
CC 1975 §25-46]
A.
It shall
be the duty of the Chief of Police:
1.
To inquire
diligently into and punctually report to the Municipal Judge all violations
of this Code and other City ordinances and prosecute all persons guilty
thereof.
2.
To cause
to be enforced within the City any laws and ordinances of the City
in relation to licenses, the sale of liquors and the suppression of
gambling houses and houses of ill fame.
3.
To look
after suspicious or disorderly houses in any part of the City or disturbances
of the peace, or such other violations of this Code or other ordinances
as are likely to occur.
4.
To arrest
and take into custody, with or without warrant, any person who shall
be found in any street, alley or other place within the City doing
any act in violation of any provision of this Code or other ordinance
of the City and take such person before the Municipal Judge.
5.
To cause
to be abated or removed any nuisance within the City or reported to
him/her by the Board of Health, the Committee on Health and Landfill
or the City Administrator or Health Officer, whose orders in regard
thereto he/she shall execute.
6.
To execute
all orders or process issued to him/her by the Mayor, Municipal Judge
or other officer of the City having authority to issue the same, and
to make returns thereon, specifying in his/her return how, when and
in what manner the service was executed.
7.
To keep
a correct account of money received, from whatever source, stating
by whom and on what account the same was received and paid out, and
to keep a docket, in which shall be entered the titles of all cases
on which the money is to be collected by him/her, charging herself/herself
with the total amount thereof and crediting himself/herself with all
collections made thereon and with all process returned unsatisfied
or which may have been discharged in any other manner.
8.
To preserve
order in the Municipal Court, when in session, and to execute all
process and orders of the same.
[R.O. 2011 §200.340; Code 1967 §1-53; CC 1975 §25-50]
The Chief of Police shall safely keep all money or property
coming into his/her hands in consequence of the arrest of any person
charged with a crime, misdemeanor or ordinance violation and shall
report the same to the Municipal Judge, to be disposed of as directed
by that officer.
[R.O. 2011 §200.350; Code 1967 §1-71; CC 1975 §25-52]
The Chief of Police will be held strictly responsible for the
enforcement of this Code and other ordinances of the City and the
laws of the State, the preservation of the public peace and the protection
of life and property therein. To that end, and for the discipline
of the Force under his/her immediate command, he/she shall see that
the Police Officers are properly posted and on their respective beats
or patrol and that they remain thereon and perform the services required
of them respectively, during the times assigned them. He/she shall,
as often as may be necessary, inspect or cause to be made an inspection
of the members of the Police Force, so as to satisfy himself/herself
that each member thereof property performs his/her duty as required
by the provisions of this Chapter and other ordinances of the City.
