Chapter 14: Police

Sec. 14-1. - 14-15. Reserved

Sec. 14-16. Created; Composition

There is hereby created a police department, an executive department of the Village which shall consist of
the chief of police and such other positions as may be provided from time to time by the Village Board of
Trustees.

Sec. 14-17. General Duties of Members

It shall be the duty of the members of the police department to enforce all of the provisions of this Code,
ordinances of the Village and all statutes effective in the Village and to preserve order and prevent infractions
of the law and arrest violators thereof.

Sec. 14-18. Service of Process

Any member of the police department shall serve any process required under this Code.

Sec. 14-19. Conduct of Members

It shall be the duty of every member of the police department to conduct himself in a proper and law -
abiding manner and to avoid the use of unnecessary force. Each member of the department shall obey the
orders and directions of his superior.

Sec. 14-20. Members to Appear as Witness

Every member of the police department shall appear as a witness whenever this is necessary in a
prosecution for a violation of this Code, or other ordinance of the Village.

Sec. 14-21. - 14-25. Reserved

Sec. 14-26. Office Created; Appointment

There may be created the office of chief of police who may be appointed by the Village President with the
consent of the Village Board of trustees.

Sec. 14-27. Bond Required

Before entering upon his duties the Chief of Police shall file with the Village Clerk a bond in the sum of
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with sureties approved by the Village Board of Trustees conditioned to
indemnify the Village for any loss or liability due to or occasioned by any act or failure to act on the part of the
chief of police.

Cross-references - Surety bonds generally, 2-5; bonds of officers generally, 2-19.

Sec. 14-28. Powers and Duties Generally

The chief of police or designated officer shall keep such records and make such reports concerning the
activities of the police department as may be required by state law or by the Village Board of trustees. The
chief of police or the police committee shall be responsible for the performance by the police department of its
functions, and all persons who are members of the police department shall serve subject to their orders.

Sec. 14-29. Authority to Make Rules and Regulations and Designate Rank

The chief of the police department or the police committee may make or prescribe such rules and
regulations for the conduct and guidance of the members of the police department as they shall deem
advisable. Such rules and regulations when approved by the Village Board of trustees shall be binding on all
members of the police department. The respective rank and grade of the members, as to superiority within the
police department may be prescribed by regulation.

Sec. 14-30. Custody of Lost, Stolen, or Abandoned Property

The police department shall have the custody of all lost, abandoned or stolen property recovered in the
Village.

1Cross references - authority of police to direct traffic, 11 -5; authority of police in respect to abandoned
vehicles, 11-149 et seq.