Section 12.04.030 Duty of police.
A. It shall be the duty of the chief of police and members
of the police force, to enforce the
provisions of this chapter and police officers shall immediately report any broken, defective or
unsafe sidewalk to the owner or tenant of the premises in front of which such defects exist and
notify such owner or tenant to repair the same forthwith.
B. Police officers shall also report all such defective
or unsafe sidewalks or crossings as well
as the particulars of any accident that may occur by reason of any defective or unsafe sidewalk or
crossing and the names of witnesses or persons injured thereby, to the chief of police, specifying the
hour at which the owner or tenant, as aforesaid, was notified to repair the sidewalk and the chief of
police, in turn, shall notify the council thereof. (Ord. 165 (part), 2000: prior code § 12.02.200)
