HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 92-84 - 12/11/1984 - PERSONNEL RULES & REGS AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 92-84
A RESOLUTION AMENDING SEC. 5.8 AND SEC. 5.9
OF THE PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE VILLAGE PERTAINING TO A POLICE OFFICER
AND A FIRE OFFICER'S RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE
ON/OFF DUTY
BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage',
Illinois as follows :
Section 1 : That Sec. 5 . 8 , Police Officer ' s Law Enforce-
ment Responsibilities - On and Off Duty, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto
and by this reference incorporated herein.
Section 2 : That Sec. 5 . 9 , Fire Officer ' s Responsibil-
ities - On and Off Duty, be and the same is hereby amended to
read as set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and by this refer-
ence incorporated herein.
Section 3 : That this Resolution shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and approval according
to law.
VOTES: AYES: 4
NAYS : 0
ABSENT: 2
APPROVED:
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
PASSED this 11th day of December 1984 .
APPROVED this 11th day of December , 1984 .
5 .8 POLICE OFFICER' S LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
WHILE ON/OFF DUTY:
An Elk Grove Village Police Officer shall be considered
to have full authority of a Law Enforcement Officer, as
prescribed by State Statute and Village Ordinance on a
twenty-four ( 24 ) hour continuous basis , as defined and
restricted by this Section of the Personnel Rules and
Regulations . A Police Officer ' s authority shall be
determined based on his/her status of either On-Duty or
Off-Duty.
A. ON-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. It is the duty and responsibility of every Elk
Grove Village Police Officer who is on duty to
enforce the laws enacted by the State of Illinois ,
as well as all of the Village ordinances and all
other duties as defined in the Police Department' s
Policies , Procedures and Regulations Manual. Such
Police authority shall only be exercised in a
reasonable and prudent manner and be consistent
with established police practices:
(a) within the corporate limits of the Village
of Elk Grove Village for the enforcement
of State laws and Village ordinances;
(b) within the State of Illinois for the
enforcement of State laws as provided by
State Statute.
2 . In no event, and under no circumstances, is an
Elk Grove Village Police Officer authorized to
perform law enforcement duties outside of the
boundaries of the State of Illinois , unless
he/she is so authorized by the Chief of Police.
B. OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. An off-duty Elk Grove Village Police Officer who
witnesses an event or situation within the
corporate limits of Elk Grove Village, or within
the State of Illinois, which if left unattended
could reasonably result in death or serious
bodily injury or the loss and/or destruction of
property, shall immediately come under the
direction and control of the Elk Grove Village
Police Department. In such situations , the
Police Officer shall be considered on duty, and
he/she shall be required to react to such an
event or situation consistent with all of
Section 5 . 8 B.
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2 . The Police Officer shall have all the
authority as provided by Village Ordinance
and State Statue and shall be answerable
for any and all actions that he/she takes
in reacting to the event or situation as
defined above in Section 5.8 B 1 .
3 . The Elk Grove Village Police Officer shall
have the duty and responsibility and be
required to react to an event or situation
as defined above in Section 5 . 8 B 1, when
he/she is off duty at all times when within
the corporate limits of Elk Grove Village or
within the State of Illinois , except:
(a) when he/she is in a mental or physical
state which would prevent or interfere
with the prudent functioning of a Police
Officer in the performance of his/her
Police duties consistent with established
police practices, and
(b) when such action would be imprudent or
unnecessarily increase the risk of bodily
injury or death of the Police Officer or
others.
4 . The Police Officer who is off duty and required
to react to an event or situation as defined in
Section 5 . 8 B 1, shall be provided with all
of the liability coverage (including Worker' s
Compensation ) that is provided by the Village
for on-duty Police personnel.
5. Any event or situations which would fall under
Section 5 . 8 B 1, but which occur outside
the State of Illinois are specifically excluded
and the off-duty Police Officer shall not have
any law enforcement authority, duty, or
responsibility to take any type of police action.
C. LAW ENFORCEMENT TYPE WORK PERFORMED AS AN
APPROVED OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT JOB:
1. An off-duty Police Officer who is performing law
enforcement type work for an outside employer
who has entered into a contractual arrangement
with the Village shall be considered to be
on duty. The Police Officer shall have full
law enforcement authority and shall be compen-
sated by the Village. Contractual arrangements
for law enforcement type work shall be executed
by the Village Manager only with parties who are
located within the Village corporate limits. The
contractual arrangments shall be defined and
administered by the Village Manager.
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2 . Elk Grove Village Police Officers are prohibited
from engaging in any outside employment which
involves performing law enforcement type work
(including security work ) with an outside employer
who has not entered into a contractual agreement
with the Village.
D. NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT TYPE WORK PERFORMED AS AN
APPROVED OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT JOB:
1. An off-duty Police Officer performing an approved
outside employment job, which consists of non-
law enforcement type work shall have the same
law enforcement responsibilities and authority as
defined and required in Section 5. 8 B.
2 . Any action or consequence of any work or action,
performed by an off-duty Police Officer while
performing an approved non-law enforcement outside
employment activity which does not fall under
Section 5 . 8 B shall be the responsibility of
the employee and/or his/her outside employer.
In such a situation the Village will not be
liable for the employee and the employee will
be considered to have no relationship with the
Village .
5. 9 FIRE OFFICER' S RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE ON/OFF DUTY
For purposes of this Section, the term Fire
Officer shall mean all sworn personnel of the
Elk Grove Village Fire Department.
An Elk Grove Village Fire Officer shall be
considered to have full authority of a Fire
Officer, as prescribed by State Statute and
Village Ordinance on a twenty-four ( 24 ) hour
continuous basis, as defined and restricted
by this Section of the Personnel Rules and
Regulations manual. A Fire Officer ' s
authority shall be determined based on his/her
status of either On-Duty or Off-Duty.
A. ON-DUTY FIRE OFFICER' S RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. It is the duty and responsibility of
every Elk Grove Village Fire Officer,
who is on-duty, to enforce the laws
enacted by the State of Illinois, as
well as all of the Village ordinances
and all other duties as defined in the
Fire Department' s Policies , Procedures
and Regulations. Such authority shall
only be exercised in a reasonable and
prudent manner consistent with estab-
lished Fire Department practices:
a. within the Corporate limits of the
Village of Elk Grove Village;
b. within the State of Illinois for the
preservation of life and property.
2. In no event, and under no circumstances ,
is an Elk Grove Village Fire Officer
authorized to perform fire suppression
duties outside of the boundaries of the
State of Illinois, unless so authorized
by the Fire Chief.
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B. OFF-DUTY FIRE OFFICER' S RESPONSIBILITIES
1. An off-duty Elk Grove Village Fire
Officer who witnesses an event or
situation within the corporate
limits of Elk Grove Village or
within the State of Illinois, which
if left unattended, could reasonably
result in death or serious bodily
injury or the loss and/or destruction
of property, shall immediately come
under the direction and control of the
Elk Grove Village Fire Department. In
such situations , the Fire Officer shall
be considered on-duty, and shall be
required to react to such an event or
situation consistent with all of 5 . 9 B.
2 . The Fire Officer shall have all the
authority as provided by Village
ordinance and State Statute and shall
be answerable for any and all actions
taken in reacting to the event or
situation as defined above in
Section 5.9 , B-1.
3 . The Elk Grove Village Fire Officer shall
have the duty and responsibility and be
required to react to an event or
situation as defined above in Section 5. 9 ,
B-1, when off-duty at all times when
within the corporate limits of Elk Grove
Village or within the State of Illinois ,
except:
a. when in a mental or physical state
which would prevent or interfere with
the normal functioning of a Fire
Officer in the performance of duties
consistent with established Fire
Department practices; and
b. when such action would be imprudent
or unnecessarily increase the risk
of bodily injury or death to the
Fire Officer or others.
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4 . The Fire Officer who is off-duty and
required to react to an event or
situation as defined in Section 5 . 9 ,
B-1 , shall be provided with all of
the liability coverage (including
Worker' s Compensation ) that is
provided by the Village for on-duty
Fire Personnel.
5 . Any event or situation which would
fall under Section '5 . 9 , B-1, but
which occur outside the State of
Illinois, are specifically excluded
and the off-duty Fire Officer shall
not have any duty, nor responsibility,
to take any type of action.
C. NON-FIRE DEPARTMENT TYPE WORK PERFORMED
AS AN APPROVED OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT JOB:
1. An off-duty Fire Officer performing
an approved outside employment job,
which consists of non-Fire Department
type work shall have the same
responsibilities and authority as
defined and required in Section 5. 9 ,
B.
2 . Any action or consequence of any work
or action, performed by an off-duty
Fire Officer while performing an
approved outside employment activity
which does not fall under Section 5 . 9 ,
B, shall be the responsibility of
the employee and/or his/her outside
employer. In such a situation the
Village will not be liable for the
employee and the employee will be
considered to have no relationship
to the Village.
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