(A) Appointment. The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Town Manager and shall supervise the Police Department in cooperation with the Town Manager.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. I § 3)
(B) Chief to faithfully perform duties. The Chief of Police shall be required to perform faithfully the duties required of him by the ordinances of the town now in force or hereinafter enacted. In case of failure to do so, or shall he prove inefficient or unsuited to discharge his duties, or should he exceed the powers or duties of his office, then he shall be removed from office by the Town Manager.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. I § 4)
(C) Supervision by Town Manager. The Chief of Police shall be subject to the rules and regulations approved by the Board of Commissioners and subject to the general supervision and orders of the Town Manager. It shall be his duty to see that the laws of the state, the ordinances of the town, and the rules and regulations of the Police Department are duly enforced. ('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § l)
(D) General duties. It shall be his duty at all times to preserve the public peace; prevent the commission of crimes; protect the rights of persons and property; regard the public health; report nuisances in the streets, alleys, and other public places; provide proper police personnel at fires; enforce the criminal laws of the state and ordinances of the town; see especially that the rules and regulations of the Department are effectuated.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 2)
(1) Report to the Town Manager. He shall make a written report each month showing the number of arrests, the causes of arrests, and any other data deemed pertinent by him.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 3)
(2) Responsible for good order and conduct of the Department. He shall be held responsible for the good order of the town and for the general conduct of the members of the Department.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 4)
(3) Issuing of equipment. He shall have charge of and issue all equipment to the personnel of the Department. He shall keep a written record showing the names of the personnel to whom these effects have been issued and a description of all equipment so issued. ('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 5)
(4) Records. He shall be held responsible for all the records of the Department. The records of the Department should be set up so as to conform with the requirements of the Committee on Uniform Crime Reporting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 6)
(5) Instruction. He shall be held responsible for the instructions and training of the members of the Department.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 7)
(6) Certify bills. He shall be required to certify to the correctness of all bills incurred by the Department of Police by affixing his signature to all requisitions for supplies and materials and by affixing his signature to all invoices for approval for payment by the Town Treasurer or Town Manager.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 8)
(7) Governed by rules and regulations. The Chief of Police shall be subject to and governed by the rules and regulations of the Department of Police and the orders of the Town Manager.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 9)
(8) Assignments. The Chief will assign the shifts with approval of the Town Manager.
('70 Code, Ch. B, Art. II § 10)