HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 023 ORDINANCE NO. 23
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND CREATING THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Atascadero, California
The Council of the City of Atascadero does ordain as follows :
Section 1. Office created.
The Police Department and the office of Chief of Police is
hereby created and established. The Chief of Police shall be appointed
or removed by the City Manager with the concurrence and confirmation
of the City Council.
Section 2 . Powers and duties of the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police shall be responsible for enforcing appli-
cable state and local laws and ordinances and shall direct the
administration and operations of the Police Department.
' Section 3. Supervision of the Chief of Police.
The City Manager shall be the immediate supervisor of the Chief
of Police and all policies , directives, and orders to the Chief of
Police shall be made by or transmitted through the City Manager.
Section 4. Publication.
The City Clerk shall cause thisordinanceto be published oncq
within fifteen (15) days after its passage in the Atascadero News,
a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated
in the City in accordance wtih Section 36933 of ,the Government Code;
shall certify the adoption and posting of this ordinance and shall
cause this ordinance and this certification together with proof of> '
posting to be entered into the Book of Ordinances of this City.
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Section 5. Effective date.
This ordinace shall go into effect and be in full force and
effect at 12 :01 a.m. on the 31st day after its passage.
The foregoing ordinance was introduced on May 27, 1980
and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council held on
June 9, 1980 .
AYES: Councilmen Highland, Nelson, Stover and Mayor Wilkins
NOES: None
rABSENT: Councilman Mackey
ROBERT J. WILKI , JR. , Mayor
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ALLEN GRIMES, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true,
and correct copy of Ordinance No. 23 passed by the
Atascadero City Council at its regular Council meeting held
on June 9 , 1980
nY WARDEN, City Clerk
Cy of Atascadero, California