145.04 CHIEF OF POLICE; DUTIES.

(a) The Chief of Police, under the Safety Director, shall have general supervision and be the executive head of the Police Department; also the Chief of Police shall establish such rules and regulations for the government of the Police Department as shall be approved by the Mayor.

(b) The Lieutenants and Sergeants of the Police Department shall perform such executive duties in administering the Police Department as the Chief of Police or the Safety Director shall designate from time to time, and such other duties as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Police Department.

(c) The Chief of Police and the other members and executive officers of the Police Department shall also have all the powers and authority conferred by the laws of Ohio upon police officers, and such other powers not inconsistent with the nature of their duties as are conferred by ordinance. (1964 Code §23.43)

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