The law enforcement department shall consist of a chief of police and such number of regular law enforcement officers as shall be appointed as provided by K.S.A. 15-204.

(Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)

It shall be the general duty of the chief of police and all sworn law enforcement personnel to the best of their ability to preserve good order, peace and quiet throughout the city as provided by law or ordinance.

The chief of police and all sworn law enforcement personnel shall at all times have power to make arrest under proper process or without process on view of any offense against the laws of the State of Kansas or laws of the city and to keep all persons so arrested, unless admitted to bail, in the city jail, county jail or other proper place to prevent their escape until their trial can be had before the proper officer.

All persons arrested for violation of any law of the state and who shall not be charged with an offense under any law of the city shall be released to the custody of the sheriff of the county and such arrest shall be reported to the county attorney.

(Code 1978, 11-102:103; Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)

The chief of police shall have power to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the department. Such rules and regulations shall be approved by the governing body.

(Code 1978, 11-101; Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)

The chief of police shall be keeper of the jail and shall be responsible for the feeding and care of the prisoners under the direction of the city governing body. The chief of police shall keep a suitable police docket and cause the name or aliases of every person arrested to be thereon, together with the date and time of arrest, the offense or offenses charged, whether confined in jail or released under recognizance of the municipal judge, and after judgment of the municipal court ordering the same, the date of commitment to the jail, the sentence of the court, the date of expiration of the sentence, and the release from jail except in accordance with an order made by the municipal judge.

(Code 1978, 11-105; Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)

No chief of police or policemen shall leave the city for the purpose of making arrests or investigations, except with the approval of the mayor:

Provided, that it shall be the duty of all police officers to cooperate with the sheriff and county attorney of Cheyenne County and law enforcement officers of the State of Kansas, and while so doing may be absent from the city to appear in courts of the State of Kansas as witnesses or whereas otherwise may be required.

(Code 1978, 11-108; Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)

The county jail of Sherman County, shall be deemed to be the city jail, and any person arrested and convicted for the violation of city ordinances of the city shall, when necessary, be committed therein.

(Code 1978, 11-110; Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)