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--- (4) --- Cross reference— Personnel, Ch. 13.
Sec. 14-81. - General organization, suspension.#
The town council may appoint at any regular or special meeting as a permanent police force, such police officers, including a chief of police and such police lieutenants as are necessary, for service in the town as by ordinance the council may from time to time determine. The members of the force shall hold their respective offices for a period of one (1) year, except as hereinafter provided. The town council may increase or diminish the number of such police officers wherever and as often as the electors of the town qualified to vote on any proposition to impose a tax or for the expenditure of money shall, at an annual financial town meeting, vote that the number of such police officers shall be increased or diminished and shall appropriate the necessary funds therefor. The town council or the president of the town council may at any time suspend any officer until the next regular meeting of the council at which meeting the president shall report any and all suspensions, with the reasons therefor, and the council may continue such suspension until the regular meeting following. Any of the police officers so appointed, including the chief of police, shall be subject to reduction in rank or to removal from office by the council at any regular meeting thereof for misconduct, incapacity, neglect of duty or insubordination of such a character as the council may deem a disqualification for such office. All such reductions or removals shall be by the council upon charges made in writing, if requested by any such officer, and of which the officer complained of shall have notice and opportunity at a time appointed by the council to be heard thereon. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any police officer or constable other than the members of the permanent police force of the town.
(Ch. 37, § 2, 4-7-75)
Sec. 14-82. - Enabling procedures.#
The town council may enact such ordinances and may make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this article.
(Ch. 37, § 3, 4-7-75)
Sec. 14-83. - General authority of officers.#
The chief of police, police lieutenants and other police officers of the permanent police force shall have the power and authority conferred by law upon police constables, but shall not be required to give bond, nor shall they be authorized to serve process in civil actions. Every such officer in the due execution of his office may command all necessary aid and assistance in the execution of his office, and every person who, when so required, shall refuse or neglect to give such aid and assistance shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).
(Ch. 37, § 5, 4-7-75)
Sec. 14-84. - Complaints by lieutenants.#
Whenever any police lieutenant of the town shall make a complaint against any person for any criminal offense committed in the town, such police lieutenant shall not be required to give surety, but shall give his personal recognizance and be liable in his individual capacity therefor.
(Ch. 37, § 6, 4-7-75)