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Village of Vicksburg, MI
Kalamazoo County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of Vicksburg as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 229 (Ch. 2, Art. VII, Div. 2, of the 1995 Village Code)]
The Village of Vicksburg Police Department is established under the authority of Chapter X, Section 13, of the General Law Village Act, MCLA § 70.13.
Authority to employ a chief of police, police officers and other necessary personnel is delegated to the Village Manager. The Chief of Police shall serve at the pleasure of the Village Manager and is subject to the direction of the Village Manager. The Chief of Police shall see that all the ordinances and regulations of the Council made for the preservation of quiet and good order and the protection of persons and property are promptly enforced.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
The Village police force shall comply with the minimum employment standards for law enforcement officers published by the Law Enforcement Council under the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers' Training Council Act of 1965 (MCLA §§ 28.601 to 28.616),[1] except that any Village ordinance which exceeds these standards shall remain in effect.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act, MCLA § 28.601 et seq.
B. 
Unless a higher standard is outlined in the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers' Training Council Act of 1965, members of the Village police force shall meet the following minimum employment standards:
(1) 
Be a citizen of the United States.
(2) 
Attained a minimum age of 21 years.
(3) 
Graduation from high school or equivalent. The word "equivalent" is defined as having attained a passing score on the general education development test indicating high school graduation level.
(4) 
Fingerprinting of applicants with a search of local, state and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record.
(5) 
The applicant shall not have been convicted of a felony offense.
(6) 
Good moral character as determined by a favorable report following a comprehensive background investigation covering school and employment records, home environment, personal traits and integrity. Consideration will be given to any and all law violations, including traffic and conservation law convictions, as indicating a lack of good character.
(7) 
Acceptable physical, emotional and mental fitness, as established by a licensed physician, following examination, to determine whether the applicant is free from any physical, emotional or mental condition which might adversely affect his performance of duty as a police officer.
(8) 
The trainee shall possess normal hearing and normal color vision. He shall be free from any impediments of the senses. He must possess normal visual functions and visual acuity in each eye, correctable to 20/20. The trainee must be physically sound, well developed physically, with height and weight in relation to each other and to age, as indicated by accepted medical standards, and in possession of his extremities. He shall be free from any physical defects, chronic diseases, organic diseases, organic or functional conditions, or mental instabilities which may tend to impair efficient performance of duty or which might endanger the lives of others or himself if he lacks these qualifications.
(9) 
A declaration of the applicant's medical history shall become a part of the background investigation. The information shall be available to the examining physician.
(10) 
An oral interview shall be held by the hiring authority or his representative to determine the applicant's acceptability for a police officer position and to assess appearance, background and ability to communicate.
(11) 
Recruitment and employment practices and standards shall be in compliance with existing state laws governing this activity.
[Adopted 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 230 (Ch. 2, Art. VII, Div. 3, of the 1995 Village Code)]
The Village of Vicksburg Department of Public Works is established under the authority of Chapter X, Section 14, of the General Law Village Act, MCLA § 71.14.
Authority to employ a director of public works, public works' employees and other necessary personnel is delegated to the Village Manager. The Director of Public Works shall perform the duties of street administrator, shall serve at the pleasure of the Village Manager and is subject to the direction of the Village Manager.