[R.O. 1998 § 200.010; CC 1988 §16-1; Ord. No. 292 §2, 2-16-1959]
The City shall employ such number
of full- and part-time Police Officers as the Board of Aldermen may,
in its discretion, from time to time, determine is necessary for the
protection and well-being of the City and its inhabitants.
[R.O. 1998 § 200.020; CC 1988 §16-2; Ord. No. 292 §5, 2-16-1959; Ord. No. 1376 §1, 12-12-1988; Ord. No. 2158 §1, 10-5-2000; Ord. No. 2263 §1, 11-4-2002]
A.
All Police Officers shall be selected and
shall serve on a non-partisan basis.
B.
Any Police Officer who is elected to any
St. Ann office is no longer eligible to continue employment with the
City.
C.
Any Police Officer who is a candidate for
an elective St. Ann office may, upon such officer's written request,
take a leave of absence during such officer's period of candidacy.
D.
No Police Officer, including the Marshal
(Chief of Police), who is a candidate for public office of any nature
shall campaign during scheduled work hours. Upon receipt of any information
that any such officer is violating this prohibition, the Board of
Police Commissioners shall schedule a hearing, upon ten (10) days'
written notice to such Police Officer, specifying the alleged violation.
At such hearing, the officer shall have the right to counsel and to
present testimony on such officer's behalf. Upon a finding by the
Board of Police Commissioners of a violation, it shall impose a suspension
without pay to the date of election, not exceeding ninety (90) days.
[R.O. 1998 § 200.030; CC 1988 §16-3; Ord. No. 292 §7, 2-16-1959; Ord. No. 2020 §1, 5-4-1998; Ord. No. 2062 §1, 2-1-1999; Ord.
No. 2480 §1, 7-5-2007; Ord. No. 3069, 11-6-2017]
A.
Qualifications For Applicants For The Position
Of Police Officer.
1.
Any applicant for the position of
Police Officer shall be at least:
a.
Twenty-one (21) years of age or older;
b.
Graduate of an academy or training
program certified by the Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training
Commission and having completed the number of hours of training required
by such Commission, but in no event less than six hundred (600) hours
of training;
c.
Certification by the Director of
such Commission;
d.
Holder of not less than a degree
from an accredited high school or five (5) years' experience as a
Police Office or eighteen (18) months' military experience with an
honorable discharge.
2.
Such applicant shall have an acceptable
criminal background record check.
3.
The Board of Police Commissioners
shall review each application for the position of Police Officer and
verify that each applicant meets all of the foregoing standards.
B.
Creation Of Recommending Board. Promptly
following the authorization by the City Administrator to fill a position
of Police Officer, the Marshal (Police Chief), or the Major of the
St. Ann Police Department, if designated by the Marshal, shall select
five (5) St. Ann Police Officers and/or St. Ann residents to serve
on the Recommending Board. The highest ranking officer on the Board
shall be the Chair of the Board. The St. Ann Marshal (or the Major,
if designated by the Marshal), shall serve as an ex officio member
of the Board without the right to vote.
C.
Duties Of Recommending Board.
1.
The applications of all qualifying
candidates for the position(s) to be filled shall be submitted to
the Recommending Board.
2.
The Marshal shall schedule a time
for interviewing all of the applicants by the Board. Following the
interview of all applicants, the Board shall rate such applicants
in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in the SOP, dated
_______________, as it may be amended from time to time.
3.
The Recommending Board shall recommend
those applicants whom the Board shall determine qualify as appropriate
candidates for the position(s) of Police Officer in the City of St.
Ann, based upon the evaluation of all of the candidates presented
to such Board in accordance with the evaluation criteria.
D.
The Marshal (Police Chief) shall review
the evaluation of the Recommending Board and shall select from the
list provided by the Recommending Board the person(s) to fill the
authorized positions.
E.
Any person so employed as a patrolman shall
serve as probationary patrolman for a period of six (6) months from
the date that such person(s) take the oath of office as Police Officer
of the City of St. Ann. The Marshal may extend such probationary period
up to an additional six (6) months. The Marshal may waive a probationary
period or may establish a probationary period of up to four (4) months
for all persons who are being employed for a position other than patrolman
where the training and experience of such person(s) justify the waiver
or reduction of probationary status. The Marshal may extend such probationary
period up to an additional four (4) months.
F.
All Police Officers shall be subject to
the directions and supervision of the Marshal (Police Chief) and the
rules and regulations governing the members of the Police Department,
except as herein otherwise provided.
G.
The authority to discipline (but excluding
termination) any Police Officer of the City of St. Ann shall be held
by the Marshal.
H.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
79.240, RSMo., the Mayor of the City of St. Ann shall have the right
to terminate the employment of a Police Officer of the City of St.
Ann, after consultation with and concurrence by the Marshal.
[R.O. 1998 § 200.060; CC 1988 §16-6; Ord. No. 911 §§1, 3, 10-1-1979]
A.
The rank of Major is hereby created within
the Police Department of the City.
B.
The duties and responsibilities of the
person holding the rank of Major shall be established by the Board
of Police Commissioners of the City, subject to approval by the Chief
of Police (Marshal) and the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
A.
A person commits the offense of assault
on a police animal if he or she knowingly attempts to kill or disable
or knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to
a police animal when that animal is involved in law enforcement investigation,
apprehension, tracking, or search, or the animal is in the custody
of or under the control of a law enforcement officer, department of
corrections officer, municipal police department, fire department
or a rescue unit or agency.
B.
The offense of assault on a police animal
is an ordinance violation.)
[1]
Editor's Note: This offense can be a felony under certain
circumstances.
