Ordinance 2012-14 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2012-14
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
ADOPTING HIRING STANDARDS FOR PART-TIME POLICE OFFICERS
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
This 26`x'day of June, 2012
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall
County, Illinois on June 28, 2012.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
ADOPTING HIRING STANDARDS FOR PART-TIME POLICE OFFICERS
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville (the "City") is a duly organized, and validly
existing non home-rule municipality of the State of Illinois under the 1970 Illinois Constitution
and the laws of the State of Illinois; and,
WHEREAS, the City hires part-time police officers to serve as members of the City's
police department; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.1-30-21of the Illinois Municipal Code, (65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-21),
mandates that any municipality employing part-time police officers shall, by ordinance, establish
hiring standards for part-time police officers and shall submit those standards to the Illinois Law
Enforcement Training Standards Board; and
WHEREAS, the City to comply with the training requirements of the Illinois Municipal
Code hereby adopts this ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. Title 5, Chapter 1, of the United City of Yorkville Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended by deleting section 5-1-7 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"7. HIRING STANDARDS FOR PART-TIME POLICE OFFICERS:
All police officers, other than those officers who shall be employed on a full-time
basis, shall be qualified to enter and successfully complete any training mandated
for part-time police officers by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
Board including the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/8.2) and the
Illinois Peace Officer Firearm Training Act (50 ILCS 710/0.01 et seq.).
A part-time police officer shall have all of the responsibilities of a full-time police
officer and such specific duties as delineated in the Rules & Regulations and
Policies & Procedures of the Yorkville Police Department. The number of hours a
part-time officer may work within a calendar year is restricted. Part-time police
officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Part-
time police officers shall be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training
Act (50 ILCS 705/1 et.seq.) and the rules and requirements of the Illinois Law
Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB).
Any person employed as a part-time police officer must meet the following
minimum standards:
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I. 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. Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
4. Possess a valid State of Illinois driver's license.
5. Possess no prior felony convictions.
6. Any individual who has served in the US Military must have been honorably
discharged."
Section 2. That a certified copy of this Ordinance establishing hiring standards for part-
time police officers employed by the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, shall be
filed with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, as required by statute.
Section 3. That Ordinance No. 2011-15, entitled,An Ordinance Amending the Code of
Ordinances of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, Adopting Hiring Standards
for Part-Time Police Officers, be and is hereby repealed.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval,
and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
day of C, i% , 2012.
CITY CLERK
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER l DIANE TEELING
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI LARRY KOT
CARLO COLOSIMO MARTY MUNNS
ROSE ANN SPEARS _ GEORGE GILSON, JR. _
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
d8 day of J L4 W F_ 2012.
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