TOWN OF
ORDINANCE NO. 2009-T-017
WHEREAS, the town council for the Town
of Greenville, Indiana, in the interest of clarity deems it necessary to adopt
an ordinance for the procedures, operation and authority to govern the
Greenville Marshal’s Department in accordance to State of
WHEREAS, the town council for the
Town of Greenville, Indiana, has established the Greenville Marshal’s
Department in accordance with State of Indiana Codes: I.C. Codes 5-2-1-1 {d},
5-2-1-2 {b}, 5-2-1-9, 36-5-7-2 through 6. State of Indiana Administrative Codes
250 IAC 2-1-7 through 2-1-14, 2-2-1 through 2-2-3, 2-2-10, 2-4-1, 2-4-2, 2-6-1,
2-6-2, 2-7-1, 2-8-5, 2-9-1, 2-9-2.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
[1]
The Greenville Town Board President is the Executive Officer of the Greenville
Marshal Department. The Town Board President is authorized to designate a
council committee chair to be the liaison between the Marshals’s Department and
the Greenville Town Board President and the Greenville Town Council. Designee
will be responsible for the operation of the Marshal’s Department, propose to
the council for a vote of all equipment necessary for the proper operation of
the Marshal’s Department. Designee will be responsible to report to the Town
Board President any complaints received against the Marshal, Deputy Marshals
and Reserve Officers. Designee will be appointed by the Town Board President in
January of each year.
[2]
The Greenville Town Council President or his designee will not possess any
arrest powers. Their position is an administrative position only.
[3]
The Greenville Town Marshal position is to be a hired position by a vote of the
Greenville Town Council. The Greenville Town Board by vote may remove the
Marshal from his position given just cause.
[4]
The Greenville Town Council will set compensation for the Marshal Position and
Deputy Marshal Positions.
[5]
The Greenville Town Council and the Greenville Town Marshal shall develop
Ordinances and Standard Operating Procedures for the Greenville Marshal
Department. All Ordinances and Standard Operating Procedures to be approved by
the Greenville Town Council by a vote. A copy of all Ordinances and Standard
Operating Procedures to be kept on an electronic file on the Town of
[6]
The Greenville Town Council shall provide the Greenville Marshal’s Department,
contained within a loose leaf binder, all enforceable Ordinances, all Standard
Operating Procedures approved by the Greenville Town Council.
[7]
The Greenville Town Marshal is authorized under Town of Greenville Ordinance
2009-T-004 to hire up to two [2] Deputy Marshals and as many Reserve Officers
necessary to operate the Marshal’s Department efficiently {as funds for
liability insurance will allow}.
[8]
The Greenville Town Marshal shall keep all records of current and past Deputy
Marshals and Reserve Officers on file at the Greenville Marshal Department
Office. These records are to include all training received that authorizes the
Marshal, Deputy Marshals and Reserve Officers to exercise their arrest powers.
[9]
The Greenville Town Marshal is to report to the Greenville Town Board President
or his Designee all written reports concerning hours work and incident records
as requested by Greenville Town Board President or his Designee.
[10]
The Greenville Town Marshal shall submit a written report to the Greenville
Town Council in the monthly meeting all activities of the Marshal’s Department
since the previous Greenville Town Council monthly meeting.
[11]
The Greenville Town Marshal, Deputy Marshal and Reserve Officers can request
the presence of the Town Board President or designee as an observer only at any
incident involving the Greenville Marshal’s Department within the corporate
limits of
ADOPTED
BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
PRESIDENT
OF THE TOWN
COUNCIL
OF
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TALBOTTE
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JACK
TRAVILLIAN,
CLERK/TREASURER
PREPARED
BY:
RANDAL
JOHNES