81 of 1916 - Amending Section 950 to 160 Police Department G
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VOTING +RYE NAY Salt Lake City, Utah, Jnly 26, 191-6
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- -- I move that the ordinance he pasted.
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Wells
Mr.Chairman
Result AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance amending Sections 950, 952, 953, 958, 959
and 960 in Chapter 41 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City
of 1913 as heretofore amended, relating to the Police Department.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Seotions 950, 952, 953, 958, 959 and
960 in Chapter 41 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City of
1913 as heretofore amended, relating to the Police Department, be
and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows, to-wit:
SECTION 950. POLICE DEPARTINT. The Police
Department of Salt Lake City shall consist of the fol-
lowing officers, men, employes and agents, whose duties
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and compensation shall beAfixed by ordinance:
One chief of police, who shall be at the head of the
police department.
One inspector, with the rank of senior captain.
One chief of detectives, who shall be at the h d of
the detective department, and who shall ble
to the chief of police alone.
One captain.
One junior captain.
One lieutenant.
One secretary to the chief of police.
One property clerk.
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One matron.
One janitor.
One hundred and fifteen patrolmen of three grades,
to-wit: First grade, second grade and third grade.
Patrolmen without previous experience shall be ap-
pointed to the third grade only, and may be promoted
upon recommendation of the chief of police after ser-
vice of one year, if, in the opinion of the chief of
police, their service and ability entitles them to pro-
motion. The chief of police may appoint into the second.
grade applicants who, in addition to regular requirements,
have served at least one year in the third grade in this
service or two years in police or detective service out-
side the police department of Salt Lake City, or a 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 must successfully pass such exam-
inations as may be required by the prescribed rules and
regulations.
The Board of Commissioners may by resolution em-
ploy such other employes or laborers as it may deem neces-
sary for the proper conduct of said department.
SECTION 952. APPOINTMENTS. L 4O4ALS. The
chief of police shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Board of Commissioners, ell subordinate
officers, men, employes and agents in the police depart-
ment.
The chief of police, with the consent of the
Board of Commissioners, may at any time remove any dubor-
dinate officer, employe, man or agent in the police de-
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partment, without charges being preferred and without
trial, hearing, or opportunity to be heard, whenever
in their opinion the good of the service will be cub-
served thereby, and such removal shall be final and
conclusive and shall not be reversed or called in ques-
tion before any court.
The City Recorder shall forthwith notify in writ-
ing the 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 953. APPOINTMENTS. DEPARTI NT OFFICERS.
SPECIAL DUTIES. The chief of police shall designate,
in writing, filed with the city recorder and a duplicate
filed with the city auditor, one patrolman to act as first
duty sergeant, one patrolman to act as second duty ser-
geant, one patrolman to act as ti!ird duty sergeant, one
patrolman to act as fourth duty sergeant, not more thah
five patrolmen tp aot as patrol drivers, not more than
eight patrolmen to act as motorcycle policemen, not more
than five patrolmen to act as mounted policemen, not more
than three patrolmen to act as desk sergeants, and three
patrolmen to act as jailors.
The chief of police shall also appoint from the
first grade patrolmen for detective service those whom he
shall deem most capable for that branch of the service not
exceeding ten in number, and he may reduce and assign to
patrol duty any detective whenever, in his judgment, the
improvement of the service requires it; provided, that in
special oases or emergencies, he may assign for temporary
duty, without extra pay, additional patrolmen from any
grade to serve in the detective department. Whenever any
change shall occur in the police department by death, res-
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ignation, removal, transfer, promotion or reduction the
chief of police shall, in like manner, fill all vacan-
cies from among the existing force or from appointments
as, in his judgment, he shall deem best for the good of
the service.
SECTION O5®. RANKING OFFICERS. Command shall be
exercised by virtue of office and special assignment of of-
ficers eligible by laa and ordinance to command. The offi-
cers of the department shall rank in the following order:
let Chief of Police.
2nd..-- Inspector.
3rd -- Chief of Detectives.
4th -- Captain.
5th -- Junior Captain.
6th -- Lieutenant.
7th -- First duty sergeant.
dth -- Second duty sergeant.
9th -- Third duty sergeant.
10th -- Fourth duty sergeant.
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In the absence of the chief of police the perform-
ance of his duties shall devolve upon the inspector, and in
the case of the absence of the inspector, through disabil-
ity or otherwise, upon the next ranking officer.
SECTION 959. MOUNTED POLICE. Mounted policemen
must provide their own horses, horse equipment and horse
feed under the direction and subject to the approval of the
chief of police. An allowance of not more than twenty
dollars ( 20.) per month shall he made to each mounted po-
liceman for the maintenance of said mount.
SECTION 960. SALARIES. The officers, employes,
men and agents of the police department shall receive year-
ly salaries payable monthly, IVAIWthBXHIIgtIliNxatxaricMIx
$$tyxviti axs$xin the amounts not exceeding the following:
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Chief of Police, 4,000.00
Inspector, 1,800.00
Chief of Detectives, 1,800.00
Ceptain, 1,560.00
Junior Captain, 1,560.00
Lieutenant, 1,500.00
Secretary to Chief, 1,500.00
Duty sergeantO, 1,380.00
Patrolmen in detective service, 1,320.00
Fireman and Janitor, 900.00
Matron, 480.00
Patrolmen of first grade, 1,200.00
Patrolmen of second grade, 1,060.00
Patrolmen of third. grade, 960.00
Jailors, patrol drivers, motorcycle policemen,
mounted policemen and desk sergeants shall be graded as
patrolmen of the first, second and third. grades.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon
its first publication.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City, Utah, Ti_^.'.:+_ r ' ,1916.
Mayor.
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City Recorder.
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