There shall be a Police Department, the head of which is the
Chief of Police appointed for an indefinite term. The Chief of Police
is an officer of the city, and has supervision and control of the
Police Department. All policemen are officers of the city.
It is the duty of the Police Department to apprehend and arrest
on view or on warrant and bring to justice all violators of the ordinances
of the city; to suppress all riots, affrays, and unlawful assemblies
which may come to their knowledge, and generally to keep the peace;
to serve all warrants, writs, executions, and other processes properly
directed and delivered to them; to apprehend and arrest persons violating
federal or state law as provided by law, and to turn them over to
proper authorities; and in all respects to perform all duties pertaining
to the offices of policemen. The Police Department has charge of and
operates the city jail.
The Chief of Police shall be the chief peace officer of the
city. He shall arrest offenders against any of the ordinance of the
city, and do general police duty in the city, and attend upon the
Municipal Court. He shall perform such other duties as may from time
to time be required of him by law or ordinance.
The Chief of Police or any other policeman shall have power
to make an order of arrest, with proper processes, for any offense
against the laws of the state or of the city without process when
such offenses are committed in his presence.
The Chief of Police shall execute a surety bond to the city
for the faithful performance of his duties in a sum determined by
motion or resolution by the Board of Commissioners. The premium shall
be paid by the city.
