(A) The Department of Public Safety includes the following functions and responsibilities:
(1) Enforcing the laws of the City and, when authorized, the laws of the state governing crimes and criminal activity, the prevention of fires, the storage and use of explosives and flammables, the maintenance of fire alarm systems, both automatic and private, all fire extinguishing equipment, the maintenance and use of fire escapes, the maintenance of fire protection equipment, the elimination of fire hazards, and the maintenance and adequacy of fire exits from places in which people work or congregate;
(2) Operating patrol units for the maintenance, protection, and promotion of public health, safety, and general welfare;
(3) Preventing crime;
(4) Records and property management administration, except as otherwise provided by law;
(5) Investigating crimes, civil infractions, and the origin, cause, and circumstances of all fires, and preparing evidence for the prosecution of criminal cases and civil infractions under state statutes and City ordinances; and
(6) Such regulatory inspection activities as may be delegated by this code or the City Manager.
(B) The minimum employment standards for law enforcement officers as established and adopted by the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council in accordance with Act No. 203, Public Acts of 1965, as amended, are hereby adopted.
(C) The Department of Public Safety may be headed by thePolice Chief as a combination of the administrative offices of Chief of Police and Chief of Fire, or the Department of Public Safety may be headed by the Chief of Police and the Chief of Fire. The Police Chief or Chief of Fire shall be selected on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to training and experience and without regard to political or religious preferences. The Chiefs of Police and Fire or the Police Chief shall be responsible for the administration and performance of the Department's functions.
('88 Code, Title I, Ch. 2, § 1.55) (Ord. 272-5-89, passed 5-15-89; Am. Ord. 276-8-89, passed 8-14-89; Am. 280-3-90, passed 3-19-90; Am. Ord. 282-3-90, passed 3-19-90; Am. Ord. 376-2-95, passed 2-20-95; Am. Ord. 416-2-97, passed 217-97; Am. Ord. 756-02-20, passed 2-17- 20; Am. Ord. 815-06-24, passed 6- 17-24)
Editor's note: Ord. 282-3-90 amends § 1.55 of Title I, Ch. 2 of the '88 Code and, by intent, renumbered it as § 1.60.