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1 THE VILLAGE OF SAUK VILLAGE COOK AND WILL COUNTIES, ILLINOIS ORDINANCE NUMBER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE TO ADD SECTION (PART TIME POLICE OFFICERS) DAVID HANKS, Mayor DEBRA L. WILLIAMS, Clerk DERRICK BURGESS KELVIN JONES EDWARD MYERS CECIAL TATES LYNDA G. WASHINGTON ROSIE WILLIAMS Trustees Published in pamphlet form by authority of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Sauk Village ODELSON & STERK, LTD. - Village Attorneys West 95th Street - Evergreen Park, Illinois

2 ORDINANCE NUMBER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE TO ADD SECTION (PART TIME POLICE OFFICERS) WHEREAS, the Village of Sauk Village, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois (the Village ) is a duly organized and existing municipal corporation created under the provisions of the laws of the State of Illinois and under the provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code, as from time to time supplemented and amended; and WHEREAS, the Village of Sauk Village wishes to employ part time police officers; and WHEREAS, the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/ , requires that municipalities employing part-time police officers shall establish hiring standards for said officers and shall submit those standards to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village (the "Corporate Authorities") may from time to time amend the text of Village Code when it is determined to be in the best interests of the Village; and WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have determined it necessary and in the best interest of the Village to establish part-time police officer regulations as well as hiring standards for the Village in order to maintain compliance with Illinois State Statutes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sauk Village, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows: SECTION 1. That the above recitals are found to be true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof, as if fully set forth in its entirety. SECTION 2: Section (Part Time Police Officers) is added to Article II (Police 2

3 Department) of Chapter 42 (Law Enforcement) of the Village Code to provide as follows: SECTION PART-TIME POLICE OFFICERS. A. Employment. The Village of Sauk Village may employ part-time police officers from time to time as they deem necessary. That for the purposes of this section, part-time police officers shall be defined as those persons hired as police officers who work less than 40 hours per week and are not appointed by the police and fire commissioners. B. Duties. A part-time police officer shall have all the responsibilities of a full-time police officer and such specific duties as delineated in the General Orders of the Village of Sauk Village Police Department, but the number of hours a part-time officer may work within a calendar year must be restricted. Part-time police officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Part-time police officers must be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/1 et. seq.) and the rules and requirements of the ILETSB. C. Hiring Standards. Any person employed as a part-time police officer must meet the following standards: 1. Be of good moral character, of temperate habits, of sound health, and physically and mentally able to perform assigned duties. 2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age. 3. Pass a medical examination. 4. Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate. 5. Possess a valid State of Illinois driver s license. 6. Possess no prior felony convictions. 7. Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been honorably discharged. 8. Be a U.S. Citizen 9. Be not more than 65 years of age (65 ILCS 5/ ) 10. Submit to a criminal history investigation including but not limited to fingerprints check and driving history and be free of criminal violations and major traffic offenses. 11. Must show proof of passing a psychological and/or physical examination including a drug screening. 12. Must have completed 400 hours of certified training as prescribed by the state law enforcement and standards board or eligible to receive a waiver of such training. D. Discipline. Part-time officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the chief of police. Part-time police officers serve at the discretion of the chief of police or his/her designee, shall not have any property rights in said employment, and may be removed by the chief of police or his/her designee at any time. Part-time police officers shall comply with all applicable rules and General Orders issued by the Police Department. Part time police officers shall serve a probationary period for one year after the completion of in-service training. 3

4 SECTION 3: If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 4: All ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. (intentionally left blank) 4

5 ADOPTED this 28th day of June, 2016, pursuant to a roll call as follows: Burgess Jones Myers Tates Washington Williams YES NO ABSENT PRESENT Mayor Hanks TOTAL 4 3 APPROVED by the Mayor on June 28, ATTEST: David Hanks, Mayor Debra L. Williams, Village Clerk 5

6 STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SS COUNTIES OF COOK AND WILL ) CERTIFICATION I, Debra L. Williams, do hereby certify that I am the duly qualified and elected Clerk of the Village of Sauk Village, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, and that as such Clerk I do have charge of and custody of the books and records of the Village of Sauk Village, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois. I do hereby further certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No , AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE TO ADD SECTION (PART TIME POLICE OFFICERS), adopted and approved by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Sauk Village, Illinois on June 28, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my hand and the Corporate Seal of the Village of Sauk Village, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois this 28 th day of June, Debra L. Williams Village Clerk Village of Sauk Village 6