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ORDINANCE NO. 62 CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN THE CITY OF' LINO LAKES, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby created a department of this City which snail hereafter be known as the Lino Lakes Police Department. SECTION 2. It shall be the responsibility of the Lino Lakes Police Department to preserve peasie and public order, prevent and detect crime, and enforce laws and Ordinances of the State of Minnesota, County of Anoka and City of Lino Lakes, within Lino Lakes City, and as authorized by the City Council. T.a? ".SECTION 3. The Lino Lakes Police Department shall be directed and supervised by a Chief of Police. The members of the Lino Lakes Police Depar- tment shall consist of the Chief of Police and such other police officers as the City Council shall hire. SECTION 4. The members of the Lino Lakes Police Department shall be peace officers, and shall be the only persons who shall receive compen- sation from the City for their services as such peach officers. SECTION 5. The Members of the Lino Lakes Police Department shall he hired by the City Council, and shall be subject to removal by the City Council at any time, but after any person has been a member' c f' the f ino_ Lakes Police Department for more than 6 months, he may demand written charges and a public hearing on such charges before the City Council prior to the date when his final removal takes effect. Such hearing must be held within 10 Ways. The decision of the City Council may suspend such person without pay and may designate some person to perform his duties during such suspension. If suspension is found unjustified full restitution with pay shall be made.