Sec. 116.706. - Disposition of Sheriff's Office employees' badges and service sidearm upon retirement or death.

(a) Upon certification by the Sheriff that an employee of the Sheriff's Office is retiring from the City in good standing, or if the employee is not retiring under threat of separation, such employee retiring after completion of 20 or more years of service with the City, or upon medical retirement due to a job related injury shall be entitled to keep and retain: (1) The employee's Sheriff Office badge or badges having been assigned to the employee; and (2) The service sidearm then assigned to the police, judicial or correctional officer, if: (i) The service sidearm was issued to and used by the police, judicial or correctional officer for at least the two-year period immediately preceding the officer's retirement, or (ii) The sidearm was purchased by the City more than two years before the officer's date of retirement. (iii) The sidearm was issued to the officer during the two year period immediately preceding the officer's retirement and the issuance of the sidearm was initiated by and for the benefit of the Sheriff's office. (b) Upon the death of any employee of the Sheriff's Office, the following shall be entitled to keep and retain the employee's Sheriff's Office badge or badges and, with the consent of the Sheriff, the service sidearm then assigned to the police, judicial or correctional officer: (1) The surviving spouse; or (2) If there is no surviving spouse, the oldest surviving lineal descendant of the officer. (c) All items provided in this Section to a former employee are subject to the perpetual responsibility and obligation that they be properly used and displayed, and are subject to forfeiture and return to the Sheriff's Office, upon reasonable proof that a former employee, surviving spouse or lineal descendent improperly displayed or used the item. (Ord. 71-1106-526, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 88-1454-773, § 1; Ord. 93-1773-1045, § 2; Ord. 96-456-252, § 1; Ord. 97-340-E, § 2; Ord. 2004-632-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-646-E, § 1; Ord. 2025-288-E , § 1) Note— Former § 121.202 .