There is created a police department, an executive department of this city. The police department shall consist of the city marshal, who shall be the superintendent of police and the chief of the police department. The department shall also consist of such number of captains, lieutenants, sergeants, and patrolmen as may be provided from time to time by the city council. (‘69 Code, § 33.001)

There is created the office of chief of police. The chief shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council. He shall be ex officio city marshal and superintendent of police. (‘69 Code, § 33.005)

The chief of police shall be the keeper of the city jail and shall have custody of all persons incarcerated therein. He shall keep such records and make such reports concerning the activities of his department as may be required by statute or by the city council. The chief shall be responsible for the performance by the police department of its functions. All persons who are members of the police department shall serve subject to the orders of the chief of police. (‘69 Code, § 33.015)

It shall be the duty of the members of the police department to see to the enforcement of all of the ordinances of the city and all statutes applicable herein and to preserve order, prevent infractions of the law, and arrest violators thereof. (‘69 Code, § 33.020)

No member of the police department, except the chief, shall serve any process except on command of the chief of the police department. (‘69 Code, § 33.025)

It shall be the duty of every member of the police department to conduct himself or herself in a proper and law-abiding manner at all times and to avoid the use of unnecessary force. Each member of the department shall obey the orders and directions of his superior. (‘69 Code, § 33.030)

Every member of the police department shall appear as witness whenever this is necessary in a prosecution for a violation of an ordinance or of any state or federal law. No member shall retain any witness fee for service as witness in any action suit to which the city is a party. Any fees for such services shall be turned over to the chief who shall deposit the same with the city treasurer. (‘69 Code, § 33.035)

The chief of the police department may make or prescribe such rules and regulations for the conduct and guidance of the members of the department as he shall deem advisable; these rules, when approved by the council, shall be binding on the members. The respective rank and grade of the members as to superiority within the department may be prescribed by regulation. (‘69 Code, § 33.040)

(A) Any person of good character having duties which require it may be appointed a special policeman by the mayor, provided that, except upon authorization of the council, no special policeman shall be entitled to any compensation from the city nor shall a special policeman be considered an employee of the city by reason of the appointment. Special policemen shall obey all rules of the police department applicable to them and may be deprived of their appointment by the chief at any time.
(B) There is created and established a police reserve unit consisting of such police reserve officers as the mayor of the city by and with the advice and consent of the city council may from time to time appoint. The appointment shall be effective for two years or such period of time as the city council shall designate. Police officers so appointed shall have all the powers, duties, and obligations now vested in special policemen under the ordinances of the city. In each case the reserve officers shall execute to the city a bond in an amount to be established by the city council at the time of their appointment with sureties to be approved by the mayor and conditioned as required by law.
(C) The police reserve unit shall be organized and shall function as provided by rules and regulations approved by the city council and under the direction and subject to the control of the chief of police, the mayor, the city council, and as may be provided by ordinance. (‘69 Code, § 33.045)

The chief of police shall have the custody of all lost, abandoned, or stolen property recovered in the city. (‘69 Code, § 33.050)

(A) All sworn and civilian police department employees hired after January 1, 1987 will reside within the city proper, and therein, be subject to all local laws, assessments and taxes imposed by the governing body.
(B) This residency requirement will be established 30 days prior to the termination of the individual employee’s probationary period (sworn personnel, 11 months and civilian personnel, 11 months).
(C) A temporary waiver for cause may be granted by the chief of police approved by the city police and fire committee. Said request by an employee will be in writing to the chief of police indicating the reason for the request. All such waivers will be granted no more than one time to an individual employee and will not exceed 180 days.
(D) If a probationary employee fails to comply with the provisions established by subsection (A), his/her employment status will be terminated with the city.
(E) All sworn and civilian police department employees hired prior to January 1, 1987 will not have to comply to the provisions of subsection (A) unless the employee moves from his/her permanent established residence. In the event that an individual employee does move from the residence established prior to January 1, 1987, he/she will comply with the provisions depicted in subsection (A). If an individual employee hired prior to January 1, 1987 moves from his/her residence and does not comply with the provisions of subsection (A), a hearing before the board of fire and police commissioners or the personnel committee will convene to determine the continuation of employment.
(F) Nothing in this section pertains to temporary or part-time employees. (Ord. 735, passed 10-3-78; Ord. 1109, passed 11-6-90)

(A) Position Created; Exempt Rank. The position of deputy chief of police is created. The position of deputy chief of police shall be an exempt rank immediately below that of the chief.
(B) Number; Qualifications; Appointment; Reversion to Rank. There shall be one deputy chief position in the police department. The deputy chief shall be appointed by the chief of police. The deputy chief may be appointed from any rank of sworn, full-time officers of the department. Any person appointed to the position of deputy chief must have at least five (5) years of full-time service as a police officer in the department at the time of appointment. The deputy chief shall serve at the discretion of the chief and, if removed from the position, shall revert to the rank currently held, without regard as to whether a vacancy exists in that rank.
(C) Promotional Examinations—Eligibility. The deputy chief of police, having been appointed from any rank of sworn full-time officers of the police department, shall be permitted, regardless of rank, to take promotional exams and be promoted to a higher classified rank than he currently holds, without having to resign as deputy chief of police. (Ord. 06-04-04-01, passed 4-4-06)

The duties of the deputy chief shall include such additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the city council or the chief of police. (Ord. 06-04-04-01, passed 4-4-06)

The place in the city established and used as the jail or any other place which may hereafter be established by the city council for that purpose is declared to be the city jail. (‘69 Code, § 33.200)

The chief of police shall be the keeper of the jail and shall have custody over all persons confined therein and of all property pertaining thereto. (‘69 Code, § 33.205)

(A) The jail shall be used for the incarceration of all persons arrested for violating any laws of the state of Illinois, the United States, or for violating any city ordinance until the person shall be lawfully brought before a magistrate for a hearing or until the person shall be lawfully transferred to some other place of incarceration or otherwise lawfully released.
(B) No person shall escape, attempt to escape, or assist any prisoner to escape or attempt to escape from the city jail.
(C) No person shall communicate with any prisoner held in the jail without permission of the chief of police or the mayor. (‘69 Code, § 33.210) Penalty, see Section 33.99

There is hereby created the position of ordinance enforcement officer. The ordinance enforcement officer shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. The ordinance enforcement officer is charged with enforcement of city ordinances under the following chapters: Chapter 76 (Parking), Chapter 90 (Animals), Chapter 91 (Trees and Weeds), and Chapter 98 (Litter Control). The ordinance enforcement officer shall perform other duties as are from time to time assigned to him by the chief of police or her designee which duties may include to act as a school crossing guard at the intersections of Route 53 and Joliet Street. The ordinance enforcement officer shall be under the supervision of the chief of police or her designee. (Ord. 1241, passed 10-1-96)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision in this title, for which another penalty is not provided, shall for a first conviction be fined not less than $25 nor more than $750, for a second conviction within one year thereafter, the person, firm or corporation shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $750 and for a third or subsequent conviction within one year after the first conviction, the person, firm or corporation shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $750. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or which a violation occurs or continues. (Ord. 1574, passed 7-15-03)