SECTION 8.04.03. DIVISION OF POLICE.

   The Division of Police shall consist of a Chief of Police and such other officers,

patrolmen and patrolwomen, and personnel as the Council shall deem necessary and advisable, all of whom shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Charter and the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission.

   The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Mayor from a list of the top three candidates who have successfully passed a Civil Service examination and may be from within the Division of Police and/or from outside of the Division of Police, provided, that in order to be eligible to take a test for the position of Chief of Police, all applicants shall hold or shall have held the position of a police lieutenant or higher in a municipal corporation and shall have served in that capacity beyond any probationary period applicable to that position.

   As a condition of appointment, the Chief of Police shall be subject to the residency requirements set forth in Section 9.07 of this Charter.

   The Chief of Police shall, upon appointment, serve a probationary period of one year. Upon the termination of his or her service during a probationary period as Chief of Police, he or she shall, if appointed from the Division of Police, revert to the civil service status held by him or her at the time of appointment to the position of Chief of Police. After service of the probationary period, he or she may only be removed from office for cause under Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

(Amended May 3, 1988)