Chapter 2.32
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Sections:
2.32.010 Created – Supervision.
2.32.020 Director of public safety – Appointment.
2.32.030 Bond of chief of police.
2.32.040 Director of public safety – Powers and duties.
2.32.045 Director of public safety – Compensation.
2.32.070 City manager – Chief of police powers.
2.32.010 Created – Supervision.
There is created and established a department of police to be operated under the direction and control of a director of public safety, subject to the supervision of the city manager, or the assistant city manager in the absence, disability or suspension of the city manager, or during any period of vacancy in the city manager’s office. From February 13, 1979, the term “chief of police,” when used in this chapter or elsewhere in this code, refers to the director of public safety. (Ord. 342 § 1, 1979; Ord. 16 § 1, 1953).
2.32.020 Director of public safety – Appointment.
The director of public safety shall be appointed by the city manager or substitute city manager upon the basis of qualifications and experience for such office, and the director may be removed by the city manager or substitute city manager subject only to any applicable statutes, ordinances, or rules and regulations then in force. (Ord. 348 § 2, 1979; Ord. 16 § 2, 1953).
2.32.030 Bond of chief of police.
The chief of police, so appointed, shall qualify before entering upon his duties by furnishing a fidelity bond, at the expense of the city in a sum set by the city council, and upon filing his oath to support the government of the United States of America, the state, and the city, and to the faithful performance of his duties. (Ord. 16 § 3, 1953).
2.32.040 Director of public safety – Powers and duties.
The director of public safety and all deputies shall have all of the powers granted and all of the duties imposed by the Revised Code of Washington relating to chiefs of police and fire of third-class cities and, in addition thereto, shall have the power and duty to enforce the ordinances of the city and to perform such other services as the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city may now or hereafter require, and shall further have all powers and duties as may be set forth in any written employment agreement into, by and between the city and the director of public safety. (Ord. 386 § 5, 1981; Ord. 16 § 4, 1953).
2.32.045 Director of public safety – Compensation.
The director of public safety shall be compensated for services to the city in such amounts as shall be set by city ordinance, payable at the times and in the manner prescribed by ordinances of the city, or in such amounts as may be set forth in any written employment agreement entered into by and between the city and the director of public safety. (Ord. 386 § 6, 1981).
2.32.050 Deputy appointment.
The chief of police may appoint, with the consent of the city manager, such deputies as may be appropriate and necessary for the proper performance of the duties of his office. (Ord. 16 § 5, 1953).
2.32.060 Traffic study.
The chief of police, in addition to the duties and powers imposed by NPMC 2.32.040, shall have the duty and responsibility of making traffic studies to determine the location of areas requiring special stop or speed regulations and to make recommendations in connection therewith to the city council. (Ord. 16 § 6, 1953).
2.32.070 City manager – Chief of police powers.
The city manager, by resolution of the city council, may undertake the duties and have the powers of the chief of police for such occasions or periods of time as the city council shall deem advisable. (Ord. 16 § 7, 1953).
2.32.080 Auxiliary police.
The chief of police may appoint and deputize such person or persons as auxiliary police to serve in the city under his direction and control in periods of emergency when the chief deems it advisable to have additional police aid beyond the ability of the regularly established city police force to provide. The city council may adopt such rules and regulations governing the use and authority of such auxiliary police as it deems advisable and not inconsistent with the state law. (Ord. 16 § 8, 1953).