G-1499 Ordinance No . G-1499
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO THE APPOINTMENT
OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN , ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That Section 8- 17 of Chapter 8 of the City Code
pertaining to the Police Department be , and the same hereby is ,
amended to read in the following manner , to-wit :
"8- 17 . Appointments . All regular members of the Police
Department, except the Chief, shall be appointed by the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of
Elgin , as provided by law .
The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the City Manager ,
subject to approval by the City Council . It shall not be
necessary that the Chief of Police shall be a resident of
the City of Elgin , at the time of his appointment . Any
special terms or conditions of his employment by the City
of Elgin shall be established by Resolution duly adopted by
the City Council .
The City Manager shall have the authority to discharge , or
suspend , the Chief of Police , in the same manner as any
other department head . If a member of the Police Department
is appointed Chief of Police , prior to being eligible to
retire on pension , he shall be considered as on furlough
from the rank he held immediately prior to his appointment
as Chief . If he resigns as Chief , or is discharged as
Chief , prior to obtaining eligibility to retire on pension ,
he shall revert to and be established in such prior rank ,
and thereafter be entitled to all of the benefits and
emoluments of such prior rank , without regard as to
whether a vacancy then exists in such rank . "
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict
herewith be repealed and of no further force and effect .
Section 3 . That this Ordinance shall be effective from and
after its passage as provided by law , and shall be published in
pamphlet form by authority of the City Council .
4" :,sio:tionbor, gar
W . E . Rauschenberger , Mayor
Presented : December 29, 1971
Passed : '9, ?'t
Vote : Yeas - Nays (
Recorded : a ee:i:.►t*r ° <, , 2971
Published : _,. , .., _ .fit, , ►,`
elk Attest :
Margaret A . Glink , City Clerk