3.5. SR 02-08-1999
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**ITEM #3.5.**
River
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Sandra Peine, City Clerk
DATE:
February 8, 1999
SUBJECT: Ordinance Amendment to Section
204.02 of the City Code
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Police Chief Tom Zerwas has requested the Council to amend
Section 204.02 of the City Code. The existing code requires the
Council to designate a police officer as "Acting Chief' who will have
powers and duties of the Chief during his absence. Chief Zerwas
has requested that the sentence pertaining to this issue be revised to
state that the Assistant Chief is responsible for the duties of the
Police Chief in his absence.
ACTION REQUESTED
Council motion adopting the attached ordinance amendment.
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13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420. Fax: (612) 441-7425
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ORDINANCE NO. 99-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 204.02
OF THE ELK RIVER CITY CODE
PERTAINING TO THE DUTIES
OF THE POLICE CHIEF
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 204.02 entitled "Chief of Police" of the City of
Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be amended as follows:
204.02 - CHIEF OF POLICE
The Chief of Police shall have supervision and control of the
Police Department and its members. The Chief of Police shall be
responsible for law enforcement and for property of the City used
by the department. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for
the proper training and discipline of the members of the
department. Further, the Chief of Police shall be responsible
for the keeping of adequate records and shall report on the needs
of the department and its work. Every member of the department
subordinate to the Chief of Police shall obey the instructions of
the Chief of Police and any superior officer. The Council oh~ll
deoign~te one of the police officer:::; ~o l\cting Chief, \;ho The
Assistant Chief shall have all the powers and duties of the Chief
of Police during his absence or disability.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall t~ke effect and be in full force
from and after the date of its publication.
Passed and adopted this 8th day of February, 1999 by the City council of the
City of Elk River.
Stephanie A. Klinzing, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandra A. Peine, City Clerk
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