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 Wildwood
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. CHARTER
 Article IV. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
 Division 6. DEPARTMENTS

§ 4-17. Police department.  

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  • (a)

    The police department of city is hereby created and established and shall consist of a chief of police and as many subordinate officers, patrolmen and employees as shall be necessary for the functioning of the department. The city commission may provide for police services by any other means allowable by law if it deems it to be in the public interest.

    (b)

    The city manager may appoint additional patrolmen and officers for temporary service. No person shall act as a special patrolman, special detective or other special officer for any purpose whatsoever, except on written authority of the city manager or the written authority of the mayor-commissioner, at times of grave emergency. Such persons shall be under the direction and control of the chief of police for the specified or limited time in case of riot, emergency, elections or special occasions.

    (c)

    The chief of police shall be appointed by the city commission upon recommendation of the city manager and shall serve under the direction and supervision of the city manager. The chief of police shall aid in the enforcement of order in the city. He shall attend in person or by deputy all meetings of the city commission, and perform such duties appropriate to his or her office as may be imposed upon him or her by the law, the ordinances of the city, the direction of the city manager or the city commission. He or she shall be head of the police department and charged with the responsibility of seeing that the laws and ordinances of city and state are enforced. The chief of police may be removed only by majority vote of the city commission.

    (d)

    The chief of police and all officers must be certified as required by Florida Statutes.

    (e)

    The chief of police shall assume such other duties as directed by the city commission or city manager.

(Ord. No. 411, § 5, 10-13-03, approved at referendum 12-2-03)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 411, § 5, adopted Oct. 13, 2003, and approved at referendum Dec. 2, 2003, repealed former § 4-17 of the Charter and renumbered former § 4-18 as § 4-17 and amended § 4-17. Former § 4-17 pertained to the city treasurer and derived without amendment from the original Charter.