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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. ~, PROVIDING FOR THE
REORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF GILROY,
AMENDING ARTICLES I AND II OF CHAPTER II OF 'lnE MmnCIPAL CODE,
PROVIDING FOH ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IN rrBE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
FOR THE SUSPENSION A~1) DISMISSAL OF POLICE OFFICERS, /n~D FIXING
THEIR TEEM OF EMPLOYMENT, BY AMENDING SECTION 131 THEREOF SO AS
TO PROVIDE THAT POLICE OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF GIIROY, APPOINTED
BY THE COM1VION COUNCIL, SHALL HOLD OFFICE AT THE WILL AND Pllip,.SURE
OF THE C01HrCIL.
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Gilroy
do ordain as follows:
SEC'llION 1.
That Section 131 of ARTICLE I of CHAPTER II of the Municipal
Code of the City of Gilroy as amended by said Ordinance No.~,
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows.:
ARTICLE I.
Officers.
Sec. 130. Police Department.
A Police Department for the City of Gilroy is
hereby established.
Sec. 131. Police Department Officers.
The Peace Officers of the Police Department
shall consist of:
(a) The C.ity Marehal, who shall be the
Chief of Police.
(b) Captain of Police.
(c) Traffic Officer.
(d) Pa trolman.
(e) Radio Operator- Police Woman
(f) Such other police officers as the Police
COTr,;-,1ission deems necessary shall be appo'inted
by the common Council by an order or
resolution entered on its minutes.
(g) ~uch ?pecial police officers as the Common
Counell may deem necessary and appoint
from time to time by order or resolution
entered in its minutes.
P:aoe officers, except special police officers
snaIl be appointed to serve during the will
and pleasure of tne Common Council.
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Their compensation shall be fixed by order of the
Council. The term of office and compensation of special
police officers shall be fixed by the council at the
time of appointment by order or resolution entered in its
Minutes. Such Special Officers shall be other than and
in addition to Special policemen who may be appointed by
the Marshal as provided by Section 42 of t he Charter of
the City of Gilroy.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and
after March 7th , 1949.
ADOPTED AND PASSED THIS 7th day of
by the following votes:
March
, 1949,
AYES:
Councilmen: George M.Mason,J.H.Wentworth,Ray L.Stevens,
James B.Thomas,Dale D.Daniels
NOES:
Councilmen: None
ABSENT :
Councilmen: David V.Stout
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ATTEST:
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