[[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Montville 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-07. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Pursuant to powers given the Town of Montville by the Connecticut General Statutes, including, without limitation, by C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(4)(A), and powers given the Town Council by the Charter, there is to be established hereby an Administrative Department of the Town of Montville to be known as the Police Department ("Department"). The head of the Department shall be the Chief of Police ("Chief"), who shall be a Department Head per Charter § C408.
B.
The Department shall have the authority to perform all functions
and take all actions that an organized municipal police department
in the State of Connecticut is allowed by federal and state law to
perform and take and generally shall provide for police protection,
and perform criminal law enforcement activities within the limits
of the Town of Montville and, to the extent allowed by state and federal
law, outside its limits. Without diminishing the foregoing, the rights
and duties of the Department shall include:
(1)
Crime prevention. The Department shall preserve the public peace,
prevent crime, detect and arrest offenders, protect the rights of
persons and property, and enforce the laws of the State of Connecticut
and where appropriate the ordinances and regulations of the Town of
Montville;
(2)
Traffic enforcement. The Department shall administer and enforce
laws regulating, directing, and controlling the movement of vehicular
and pedestrian traffic;
(3)
Training. The Department shall operate training programs to maintain
and improve the efficiency and competency of the employees of the
Department;
(4)
Weapons disposition. The Department shall establish a procedure for
the sale, destruction, or other disposition of all weapons or other
articles used in the commission of crime or coming into the custody
of the Department, in accordance with the requirements of state and
federal law; and
(5)
Lost property. The Department shall establish and implement a procedure
for the sale of unclaimed, lost or stolen articles coming into the
custody of the Department.
C.
Police officers shall have the powers and duties with respect to
the service of criminal process and enforcement of criminal laws as
are vested in peace officers by federal and state law, including without
limitation by C.G.S. §§ 53a-3(9) and 54-1f.
A.
Appointment. There is hereby created the nonclassified position of
Chief of Police. The Chief shall be appointed in accordance with the
provisions of the Town Charter, and need not be a resident of the
Town of Montville.
B.
Powers and duties. The Chief of Police shall be accountable to and
under the supervision of the Mayor, and shall perform duties, including,
but not limited to:
(1)
Having general management and supervision of the Department and of
the property and equipment used in connection therewith, in accordance
with policies or procedures of the Public Safety Commission and/or
the Police Department, and consistent with all requirements of federal
and state law;
(2)
Prescribing rules and regulations not inconsistent with the administrative policy created pursuant to Charter § C408 as the Chief deems necessary or expedient for the proper operation of the Department and, to that end, keeping informed of the latest administrative practices;
(3)
Initiating and implementing a continuing program for instruction
and training of Department personnel;
(4)
Having general authority and control over all Department employees
and overseeing scheduling, assignments, and proper fulfillment of
all assignments, tasks, and duties of the Department;
(5)
Within the powers granted to Town of Montville Department Heads by
the Charter, and pursuant to the General Statutes and any collective
bargaining agreement between the Town of Montville and AFSCME, Council
#4, Local #2504 or any successor labor organization, and under state
and federal law, taking all personnel actions the Chief deems appropriate,
including without limitation assigning and reassigning personnel,
supervising personnel, imposing discipline, and making recommendations
for hiring;
(6)
Developing and implementing a system to maintain and preserve records
with respect to law enforcement and other activities of the Department
and its personnel;
(7)
Reporting on the operation and affairs of the Department to the Public
Safety Commission, the Mayor and the Town Council at such intervals,
as each shall require; and
C.
The Chief may be assisted in the execution and performance of his/her
management duties by nonunion personnel, including, but not limited
to, Assistant or Deputy Chiefs and Captains.
D.
Removal of Police Chief. Dismissal of the Chief shall be pursuant
to the provisions C.G.S. § 7-278.
A.
The effective date of this chapter shall be as provided in Charter § C312C, however, the existing department shall not be abolished and the Police Department created by this chapter shall not come into existence until the day on which the person appointed Police Chief is sworn into office. On the day the Chief is sworn in the existing Police Department shall cease to exist and its employees and officers shall be at that time be employees of the Police Department created by this chapter.
