Sec. 12-23. - Authority of police chief to detail police officers, special officers and police constables.

The chief of police is authorized to detail police personnel, police officers or special officers and to require payment of an hourly amount by the following persons or entities, which hourly amount shall be the amount determined as due in accordance with the contract between the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local No. 569, and the city, and which amount shall be due and payable upon receipt of the money from the contractor involved, whenever construction of, maintenance of, improvement of, or installation of any utility on a state highway within the city shall cause, in the opinion of the chief of police, disruption of the normal flow of traffic and create a hazard to motorists. The chief may, if he determines police personnel are necessary to regulate the traffic, after notifying the contractor involved, detail the number of police personnel that the chief deems necessary to ensure the safety of motorists and the safety of the employees working upon the highway and the contractor shall be responsible for the cost of the detail. The city shall not be responsible for the cost of the detail where the state refuses to pay for the service.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 12-23)