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18~ ORDINANCE NO. J.86 An O!'dinancc Frovj.ding for the Establishment of e. Volunteer Police Department and r.1.aking P:L'.les a1J.d Regulations for the Goverm:18nt of the same. 'rim VILLAGE COUNCIL OF roSEVILLE DO r;EPJ~i~Y OED1.HJ J\S FOLLCJ\JS: Sec. 1 Sec. 2 Sec. 3 Sec. 4 There is hereby established in this Village a Voluntary Police Department consj.sting of a Chief, one Assistant Chief, ~r;,d not less than 6 nor marC' th2n I':: police offj.cers. The Chief, ':-lith t~G ?1j)roval of the C01'.ncil, shall determine the nunber of members of said department 1-Jit~in the limits herein set forth. The Chief' of Police shall be appointee"" by the Co',-ncil. His tenure of office shall be for itwo (2) years and until his success')"" Das been duly. appointed except that his may be removed by the Council for cause and .3.ftor a public hearing. Upon application by any T'8rson desiring tOl b8 appointed a police officer, the Chief of Police shall intel"- viell said [pplicant to determine Hhether he meets the Y' eq~Jirem8nts necessary to b.ecome 2. police officer. The Chief of Police shall subTIit to the ColUlcil his ~ecommendations and all applications stall be passed upon and determined by the Council. Police Offic.ers shall continue as members of the l)ppartment during good behavior and may be removed by the COlmcil onl~r for c::n:se and a fter a ppblic hearj.ng; pravided, that 1-1ithi!' the limits set fortl1 in Sec. 1 hereof, the members of the Department may be redv.ced and in that event mem- bers may be removed Hithout cause and 'T-it.hol'.t public hearing, but, in such cass, members shall t' e removed in the invers.e order to their seniority in t he department. fllie Chief of Police and all members of the Police Department shall pos E;eS2 the pm'Jer of constables at common 1a':J and s l'.ch pOllOrs conferred by the Statutes of this state, and mall ha:70 p01:er to pursue and arrest any re :r"son fleeing from justice in 8.ny lnrt of the state; provided, hOl-lever, th:::.r no members of t he said Bureau of Police shall go outside the li-rnits of t he Village in pursuit of any offends::' or to execute any warrent or process exc'2pt in cases "There an .:>l'fense is c02'lIuitted 1Jithinhe said Village. The Chief shall have conr,roJ over all of the patrol cars and other eq1..;.ipment of the Police Depa....rtment and shall be solely !'esrJonsiblc for its care and condition. He shall ITI.ake a reDort, senli-annually to t he Council, at its meeting in Narch and September, a3 to the con- dition of the equipment and the naeds of the Police Department, He shall be responsible for the proper training and disciIJline of the membersof -l:. he Police Depa!'tment, and may sus~end any member for re- fUR:'.l or neg18ct to obey orders pending .final action by the Council (1)