ORDINANCENO. 736
ANORDINANCEAMENDINGANORDINANCECONCERNINGPARTTIME
POLICEOFFICERS
WHEREAS,
theCityCouncil of theCityofMomence, Illinois has established an ordinance
concerningpolice personnelmatters; and
WHEREAS,
the IllinoisLawEnforcement Training andStandardsBoard has reviewed our part-
time police officers ordinance, and suggests that the sections concerninghiring standards and
number of hours a part time officer canwork in a calendar year bemodified; and
WHEREAS,
the IllinoisLawEnforcement Training andStandardsBoard has advised that under
Illinois law, an ordinancemust be on file before part-time officers can be hired, entered on a
department’s roster, or authorized to participate in any trainingprogram. Without a proper
ordinance on file, the cost of training these officerswill not be reimbursed by the board, and our
recordswill reflect that the department is out of compliance; and
WHEREAS,
theCityCouncil of theCityofMomence, Illinoiswishes to be in compliancewith
all regulations and statutes, andwill add to theCityCode, specificallyunder a portion of the
Code known asTitle 1, Chapter 11, Section 2, SubsectionU, titled “Part TimePolice”.
NOW, THEREFORE,
be it ordained by theCityCouncil of theCityofMomence, Illinois, as
follows:
SECTION 1:
that there is hereby added to theCityCode of theCityofMomence, Illinois, the
following subsection under Title 1, Chapter 11, Section 2, SubsectionU, titled “Part Time
Police”.
1-11-2
POLICEDEPARTMENTRULESANDREGULATIONS
(U) PARTTIMEPOLICE
1.
Employment. TheCityofMomencemay employpart-time police officers from time to
time as theydeem necessary.
2.
Duties. Apart-time police officer shall have all the responsibilities of a full-time police
officer and such specific duties as delineated inCityCode, GeneralOrders andCode ofConduct.
The hours a part-time officermayworkwithin a calendar year is restricted. Part-time police
officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Part-time police
officers shall be trained in accordancewith the Illinois PoliceTrainingAct (50 ILCS 705/1 et.
seq.) and the rules and requirements of the ILETSB.
