1967-11-27 - Resolution 1967-25 - Illinois Police Training Act •
RESOLUTION #R-67-25
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is desirous of electing to
participate in the program under the ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING ACT,
as enacted by the 74th General Assembly of the State of Illinois;
and
WHEREAS, in order that the Village be eligible for initial or con-
tinued participation in the program, the law requires that before
an individual may commence regular employment as a policeman, he
must have been certified by the ILLINOIS LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRAINING BOARD as having successfully com-
pleted an approved training course; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove intends to either establish
its own school or to utilize some other school certified by said
Board for the purpose of providing the basic training required
under said Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Buffalo Grove
hereby elects to participate in the program provided for in the
ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING ACT.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that before an individual may commence
regular employment as a policeman, he must have been certified
by the ILLINOIS LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
TRAINING BOARD as having successfully completed an approved
training course as provided in said Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that such basic training must be completed
by the trainee within his probationary period of six (6) months.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Fire and Police Commiss-
ioners are hereby instructed and directed to make the necessary
amendments to the Personnel Rules, the Manual of Rules of the
Buffalo Grove Police Department, and Rules of said Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners, requiring that any person appointed to
the Police Department of the Village of Buffalo Grove pursuant to
the provisions of Section 10-2-26 of the "Illinois Municipal Code"
and the said ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING ACT, shall not become a reg-
ular member of the Buffalo Grove Police Department until and unless
he shall have completed the approved training course within six (6)
months of the date of his initial employment" .
RULE TO BE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SAID ACT
By reason of the fact that this Municipality has adopted the pro-
visions of the Illinois Police Training Act, all probationary
policemen appointed by this Board shall take and complete an approved
training course within a six (6) months pdriod of the date of his
initial employment, and shall be certified by the Illinois Govern-
mental Law Enforcement Officers Training Board that he has success-
fully completed said course.
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Said course shall be taken in an approved school designated by the
Board and on such dates as the Board shall designate.
Failure of said probationary policeman to take said course at such
school and at such times as designated by the Board, or failure to
pass such course, shall result in immediate discharge of such pro-
bationary policeman.
DATED this 27th day of November, 1967
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