135.02 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONED PERSONNEL OF DIVISION OF POLICE.

   (a)   The Chief of Police shall perform the duties of his office as required by law, shall at all times be available for call to duty in connection with such office and shall be responsible to the Mayor/Director of Public Safety.

   (b)   The Assistant Chief, Lieutenants, Sergeants, and Corporals of Police shall perform the duties as are usually performed by such officers and as their respective superior officers shall order.

   (c)   A patrolman of the first grade shall first have served a probationary period of eighteen (18) months, and one (1) year as a patrolman of the second grade, prior to becoming a patrolman of the first grade. Such patrolmen shall perform such duties as are usually performed by patrolmen of all grades and as their superior officers shall order.

   (d)   The commissioned personnel of the Division of Police shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of appointment and be a high school graduate or possess equivalent experience and/or relevant education, and shall perform such specific duties as are set forth in the City’s Employee Job Descriptions and as the same are hereafter amended and approved by the Mayor/Safety Director and Chief of Police.

(Ord. 2012-48. Passed 3-20-12.)