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RESOLUTION NO. 7859
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota as
follows:
Section 1. Creation. There is hereby created a Public Safety Department for
the City of Stillwater.
Section 2. Purpose. The Public Safety Department shall be responsible for
the equal protection of all persons and property, fair and just enforcement of
all applicable laws of the State of Minnesota and ordinances of the City, the
prevention of fires, the removal of fire hazards, the rendering of fire
fighting, the preservation of the public peace and order, the prevention and
detection of crime, the apprehension of offenders, and the development and
implementation of a program for the education and training of both employees,
volunteer workers, and citizens of the City respecting matters involving in
particular all the foregoing purposes and in general, the safety and well
being of the community at large.
Section 3. Director. The Public Safety Department shall be under the
direction and supervision of a Director of Public Safety who shall be
appointed by the City Council and subject to the supervision and direction of
the City Coordinator.
A. Duties of Director. The Director of Public Safety shall be
responsible to the City Council for all aspects of public safety
including all fire and police activities relating to the fair and just
enforcement of all laws, statutes, and ordinances and the preservation
of justice, law and order in the City; the assignment of personnel
within the Public Safety Department, and for developing and
implementing selection procedures for personnel of the department with
assistance from both Police and Fire Chiefs.
The Public Safety
and a Fire
A.
Police De~artment Division. The Police Department Division consists
a Police hief and such other members as may be determined from time
time. The Director of Public Safety may serve as Police Chief. The
Police Chief and other personnel of the Police Department Division are
appointed by the City Council for an indefinite period. The Police
Department Division shall be under the direct supervision of the
Police Chief who shall be responsible to and under the direct
supervision of the Director of Public Safety. All members of the
Police Department Division subordinate to the Police Chief shall obey
the instructions of the Police Chief and any superior officer.
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B.
Fire De~artment Division. The Fire DepArtment
Fire Ch ef and such other subordinate officers
be determined from time to time. The Director
Division consists of a
and firefighters as may
of Public Safety may
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serve as Fire Chief. The Fire Chief and other personnel of the Fire
Department Division are appointed by the City Council for an
indefinite period. The Fire Department Division shall be supervised
by the Fire Chief who shall be responsible to and under the direct
supervision of the Director of Public Safety. All members of the Fire
Department Division subordinate to the Fire Chief shall obey the
instructions of the Fire Chief and any superior officer.
Section 5. Position Descri~. The position description for Public Safety
Director, Police Chief and FTreChief set forth in Exhibits "A", "B" and "COO,
respectfully, hereby adopted and made part of this resolution.
Adopted by the City Council this 5th day of January 1988.
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