19 of 1912 - Reorganization of the Police Department. iu'.f OhIU: CE and re-un oti. Sections 522, 523,
524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533 and 534. of
the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City of 1J03 as amended,
providin for the re-organization of t12 delice Department,
the appointment of officers, fixing; their sal-tries and defin-
, their powers and duties.
B , IT O1 12IhLD by the nearu of Cor:uaiscion.ers of
Salt La' c City, Utah:
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1: Sections �����, �?3, � _, ��6, ���1, �.8,
529, 530, 531, 532, 533 and 534 be and the same are hereby
amended and re-enacted to read follows:
Section 522: The Police Dunart;ru t of Salt Lake City
is hereby re-or :anized and shall hereafter consist of the
followin,�pp officers, men, employees and agents, whose duties
and compensation shall be as hereinafter fixed:
One Chief of Police, who shall be at the head of
the Police Depart;eent.
One Inspector with Inc rank of Senior Captain.
One Captain
One Junior Captain
Three Desk'Sergeants
One Matron.
One Janitor'
One Secretary to the Chief of Police
Ei:;thty-three Patrolmen of three wades to-wit:
Plrst rxrade, Second gT ade nn.u. Third prado.
Patrolmen. without previous experience shall he ap-
noi_nted to the Third Grade only, and may be Promoted anon
recoun_.endatioe of the Chief of Police after service of one
year, if in the opinion of the Chi-if of Police ticir service
and ability entitles them to nrceiueion. The Chief of Police
may appoint into the Second Grade ad..ilicants ',iho, in addition
to re ular reonirewents, have served at least one year in the
Third. Grade in this service or two years in police or detective
service outside the Police Department of Salt Lake City or a,
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term of enlistment in the United States Army. The Chief of
Police may appoint into the First Grade applicants who, in
addition to regular requirements and having had two or more
years service in police and detective work, are especially
qualified for police service.
All applicants ;,lust successfully pass such. examinat-
ions as may be required by regulation.
Section 523: The Board of Commissioners shall ap-
point a competent person to act as Chief of Police, and the
Board of Commissioners may, at any time, remove such Chief of
Police without cause, without charges being preferred and with-
out trial, hearing or opportunity to be hoard, whenever in the
opinion. of a majority of the said Board of Commissioners the
good of the service •;gill be subserved thereby, and the action
of tie 3oard of Commissioners in making such removal shall be
final and conclusive. The City Recorder shall forthwith
notify the Chief of Police in writing of his removal and, from
the time of his notification, the person. so removed shall in
no case be entitled to any sal_.ry or compensation whatever.
Section 524: The Chief of Police shall, before
assuming the duties of his office, take and subscribe the
constitutional oath of office and furnish bond to the City in
the sum of five thousand dollars.
Section 525: The Chief of Police shall a moiat, by
and ,with the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners:
One Inspector with the rank of Senior Captain.
One Captain.
One Junior Captain
Three Desk Sergeants
One hiatron
One Janitor
One Secretary to the Chief of Police
Eighty-three Patrolmen of three grades, to-wit: ,
First Grade, Second Grade and Third Crade,
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and all other men and employees in the Police Department and,
in like manner, fill all vacancies. The Chief of Police,
with the consent of the -hoard of Cormnissioners, may at any
time remove any subordinate employee,, man or agent without
charges being preferred and without trial, hearing or o:opor
tunity to be heard whenever, in his opinion., the good of the
service will he subserved thereby ane such removal shall be
final and conclusive. The City Recorder shall forthwith
• notify in writing to removed. person of such removal; it shall
not be necessary to state any cause therefor and from the time
of notification the person so removed shall in no case be
entitled to any salary or compensation whatever.
Section 526; The Chief of Police Alall deli onate in
writing filed with the City Recorder and a duplicate thereof
filed with the City duc.itor one Patrolman to act as First Duty
Sergeant, one Patrolman to act as Second Duty Sergeant, one -
Patrolman to act as Third Duty Sergeant and one Patrolman to
act as Fourth Duty Sergeant, not more than five Patrolmen to
act as Patrol Drivers, not more than five Patrolmen to act as
Ldotoreycle Policemen, not more than three Patrolmen to act as
and
ieounted Policemen,/three Patrolmen to act as Jailors. The
Chief of Police shall also appoint from the First Crude Patrol-
mnon for detective service those whom he shall deem most
capable for that branch of the service not exceeding eight in
I umber, and he may reduce and assign to patrol duty any
.etectivc whenever, in his judgment, the improvement of the
service recuiros it• provided that, in special cases or •
emergencies, he may assign for temporary duty, without extra
,mmy, additional patrolmen from any rrrade to serve in the
detective department. Whenever any change shall occur in. the
!olive Department by death, resignation, removal, transfer,
promotion or reduction. the Chief of Police shall, in like
manner, fill all vacancies from among no existing force or
from appointments as, in his judgment, ho shall deem best for
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the good of the service.
Section 527: The Chief of Police shall have power
at any time to transfer any patrolman from one service to
another, to promote any member of the department to any
position of greater authority or larger salary or, in like
manner, to reduce any patrolman from any subordinate office to
a lesser office or to an office pf lessor salary or to reduce
any such subordinate officer to the ranks or to transfer any
member of the department, except Inspector, Captains, Desk
Sergeants, Matron, Janitor and Secretary from one position
to another in the department as, in his discretion, shall be
best for the good of the service, by notifying the individual
affected by such change and by filing a written designation
of the change with the City Recorder are the City Auditor.
- The Chief of Police shall also have charge or the
City Jail; he shall receive and safely keep all prisoners
properly committed to his custody; he shall file ,and preserve
every warrant of commitment and keen a record in a book ore-
vided for that purpose of all persons committed to the City
Hall showing date of arrest, offense charged, torn of com-
mitment and each prisoner's name, age, place of birth and.
date of release.
Section 526: The Police Do gartcen.t shall bo under
the management of the Chief of Police except as otherwise pro-
vided by Law or Ordinance. The Chief of Police shall have
t _e control, el n ,:_e t and direction of all members of the
department in the lawful exercise of hie functions with full
power at any time to suspend any subordinate officer, employee,
men or agents in the Police Department for a period not exceed-
ing fifteen days when, in his judgment, the good of the
service recuires it and, during the time of such suspension,
the _person or persons so suspended shall not be entitled to
any salary or compensation whatever. In all cases of
suspension he shall immediately report the same to the City
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Recorder, City Auditor and Commissioner of Public Safety
thereof in writing.
Section 529: The Chief of Police, with the approval
of the Commissioner of Public Safety shall make and adopt such
rules and Regulations for the improvement of the Department
and the uniforms of the officers, employees, men and agents
connected therewith as, in his judgment, shall be necessary
and most appropriate for the good of the service.
Section 530: The Chief of Police, with the advice
and consent of the Board of Commissioners, may at any tiee '
appoint special patrolmen to servo without pay from the City
said appointments to be made for a period not to exceed one
year from date thereof and each certificate of appointment
shall designate whether the appointee is authorized to act
as such special patrolman throughout the City or at a
particular place therein and if at any particular place, the
place shall be designated in such certificate. The City
Recorder shall keep a book containing tic names of such ap-
pointees, the date of appointment. and the date of expiration
of said appointment.
Section 531: Command shall he exercised by virtue
of office and special assi;pnnonent of officers eligible by law
and ordinance to command. The officers of the department
shall rank in the following order:
let - Chief of Police
2nd - Inspector
3rd - Captain
4th - Junior Captain
5th - First Duty Sergeant
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6th - Second Duty Sergeant
7th - Third Duty Sergeant
8th - Fourth Duty Sergeant
In the absence of the Chief of Police the performance
of his duties shall devolve upon tine Inspector and in the case
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of absence of the Inspector through disability or otherwise
upon the next ranking captain.
Section 532: Mounted Policemen must provide their
own horses, horse ocui event and hori e feed under the direct—
ion and subject to tie approval of the Chief of Police. An
allowance of Twelve Dollars and Fifty Cents ($12.50) per
month shall be made to each mounted policeman. Tor the main—
tenance of said mount.
Section 533: The officers, omplo„yees, mon and agent-
. of the Police Department shall receive yearly salaries payable
monthly, as are the salaries of other city officers, in the
amounts as follows:
Chief of Police $3000.00
Inspector 1740.00
Captain 1620.00
Junior Captain 1500.00•
Duty Sergeants 1380.00
Patrolmen in Detective Service 1320.00
Desk Sergeants 1080.00.
Secretary to the Chief 1200.00
Fireman and Janitor 900.00
Liatron 480.00
Patrolmen of the First Grade 1200.00-
Patrolmen. of the Second. Crade 1080.00
Patrolmen of the Third Crade 960.00
Jailers, Patrol Drivers, Lotorcycle Policemen and
Mounted Policemen shall be graded as Patrolmen of t7e First,
Second or Third Grades. Ho member of the Police Department
shall be allowed pay for any period for ,which he may have been
absent from duty, unless such absence' resulted from sickness
or disability contracted or received in the discharge of his
duty and incident to the service, provided, however, that the
Chief of Police may grant, subject to the approval of the
Commissioner of Public Safety, a leave of absence not to exceed
ten days with pay to any member of the force who has been in the
regular employ of tine City as a member of the Police Depart—
ment for at least one year.
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No member of the Police Department shall receive any fee
or any comoonsation whatever, directly or indirectly, from a
City, County or State for any service rendered or act done by
such member of the Police Department other than ike salary
provided by ordinance, except witness fees in Superior Courts;
nor shall any member of the Police Department receive any money
or eomRensation whatever, directly or indirectly, from any
person, firm or corporation for any services rendered, to be
rendered or act done other than the salary provided by ordinance,
provided, however, that a gift or reward may be accepted by a
member of the Police Department only upon the written recom-
mendation of the Chief of Police and as proved by the Commission,-
or of Public Safety.
Any violation of this section will subject the offender
to immediate dismissal.
Section 534: The Police Department of Salt Lake City
is included in the Department of Public Safety under the gener
direction of the Commissioner of Public Safety. Time Chief of
Police shall consult and advise (ith the Commissioner of Public
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Safety^won all matters pertaining to the Police Department
and shall from time to tine make such reports as the Com-
ni.ssioner of Public Safety shall recuire.
S 'CTIOIl 2: All ordinances and resolutions or parts of
ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith and all amend
ments heretofore made to said Sections 522, 523, 524, 525, 526,
527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533 and 534 are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall tae effect iv
first publication.
Passed by /the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
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I ebruary % = 1912.
161-141--rder.
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