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Police shall~be deemed qualified to hold auy rank in the department, end shall
<br />not be reduced below the rank of Sergeant without cause. ~
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<br />SECTION 23: POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF OF THE POLICE DEP;~TMENT
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<br /> The Chief of the Police Department shall, subject to the approval of
<br />the City Council, have control, management, and direction of all members of the
<br />Police Department, and all buildings, apparatus, and equipment of such Department,
<br />as may be necessary in the lawful exercise of the functions of his office.
<br />He shall have full power to detail any officer or member of the Police Department
<br />to such public service as may be necessary. He shall reconnnend to the Civil
<br />Service Board, members of the Police Department for demotion or dismissal, in
<br />accordance with Section 13 hereof; mud also reco~end to the City Council,
<br />applicants for appointment or p~omotion from the list of eligibles furnished by
<br />the Civil Service Board in accordance with Section 7 hereof.
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<br />SECTION ~: VACANCIES IN THE POLICE DEPART~TENT
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<br /> Whenever a vacancy in the Police bepartment, above the grade of
<br />Patr~olman and motorcycle officer, ~ccurs, the C~ief of the P~lice Department
<br />may assign a member of the Department from the next lower rank to fill the
<br />vacancy until such time as the absent member shall return to duty, or the
<br />vacancy may be filled ' by appointment from the eligible list furnished by .the
<br />Civil Service Board. The member so assi~ned shall, during his incumbency,
<br />receive the salary attached to the grade or position thus temporarily filled.
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<br /> SECTION .25: '
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<br /> No officer or member of the Fire Department or Police Department shall,
<br />without the consent of th~Ir~Tespective Chief or the City Council, accept any
<br />money, gratuity or c ompenaatfon for any service he may render in line of d~ty as
<br />a member~ of that department. ~
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<br /> SECTION 26: , ~
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<br /> If any section, subsection,~ clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for
<br />any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
<br />validity of the remaining sections of this ordin~ce.
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<br />SECTION 27:
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<br /> Any provisions or clauses of the several ordinances of the City of
<br />Santa Aha in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
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<br />SECTION 28:
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<br /> Whenever in this ordinance the masculine gender is used it ~hall be
<br />deemed to include the feminine gender.
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<br />SECTION 29: FALSE MARKING, GRADING, ETC. PROHIBITED
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<br /> No jperson shall, by h~nuself or in cooperation with one or more persons,
<br />cheat, dec~ive, or obstruct any person in respect of his right of examination
<br />or registration according to the rules and regulations of this ordinance, for
<br />falsely mark~'grade, estimate or report upon the examination of proper standing
<br />of any person examined, registered or certified pursuant to the provisions of
<br />this ordinance, or aid in so doing, or make any false representation concerning
<br />the same, or cdncerning the person e~amined.
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<br />SECTION ~0: AMPiND~Q~NTS OF THIS ORDINANCE
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<br /> The City Council may from time to time, by ordinance, add additional
<br />departments, appointive officers or employees of the City to the list originally
<br />designated in this ordinance cre~ting a system of Civil Service. The City
<br />~ouncil however, shall not have the authority or power to withdraw any department
<br />or departments, appointive officers or employees from the operation of the system
<br />created by this ordinance, unless and until the withdrawal thereof shall have
<br />been submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Santa Ana at a special
<br />or regular municipal election held in said City, and shall have been approved by
<br />not less than a two-thirds vote of the electors voting on such proposition.
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<br />SECTION 51: VIOLATION OF ~tIS 0EDINANCE A ~,~ISD~EANOR
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<br /> Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance
<br />shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
<br />punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred ($100) Dollars or more than
<br />Three Hundred ($~00) Dollars; or by i~prisonment in the County Jail for not
<br />longer than three (~) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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<br /> It appearing that a majority of the qualified electors voting at a
<br />special ~lection held on the l~th day of November, 19~7, in the City of Santa Ana~
<br />voting upon the foregoing Ordinance voted in favor thereof, therefore, the
<br />foregoing Ordinance be and the same is hereby adopted this 22nd day of November,
<br />1957, at the meeting of the City Council of said City held on said date at which
<br />time the vote on said election is canvassed and declared by the said City Council
<br />and s aid Ordinance shall go into effect at the expiration of ten (10) days from .
<br />the date hereof~
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<br /> This ordinance declared ado~ ed by the City Council of the City 0f
<br />Santa Ana at its regular adjourned meeting held on the 22nd day of .November,
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<br />1937,
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<br />Fred C. Rowland
<br /> Mayor
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