The Director of Public Safety shall have the following specific powers and responsibilities.
(A) Fiscal - routine purchases.
(1) All village obligated purchases must have the respective Police, Fire or EMS Chiefs approval and a purchase order secured from the Village Fiscal Officer prior to the purchase being made.
(2) All village obligated purchases for Police, Fire and EMS Departments of more than $500 must have the Director of Public Safety’s approval, and a purchase order secured from the Village Fiscal Officer prior to the purchase being made.
(3) Village obligated purchases in excess of $15,000 must be recommended by the Director of Public Safety to Village Council for approval, and a purchase order secured from the Village Fiscal Officer prior to the purchase being made.
(4) In exigent and emergency circumstances, purchases without a purchase order in consultation with the Director of Public Safety may be made for the immediate preservation of life and safety without a purchase order, however the Fiscal Officer shall be notified the next business day of exigent purchase.
(B) Fiscal - budget/planning.
(1) The Police, Fire and EMS Chiefs will work in consultation with the Director of Public Safety and Village Fiscal Officer to develop an annual budget for their respective departments.
(2) The Police, Fire and EMS Chiefs will manage their respective budget as approved by Council in consultation and approval of the Director of Public Safety.
(3) The Police, Fire and EMS Chiefs will develop longer range purchasing and training plans in consultation and approval of the Director of Public Safety for presentation to the Village Council as necessary to achieve department efficiency and meet the public safety needs.
(C) Personnel.
(1) The Police, Fire and EMS Department Chiefs shall routinely manage personnel in normal operations, staffing, assignments and shall be the top of the chain of command for their respective departments.
(2) (a) Any and all disciplinary issues in the Police, Fire and EMS Departments will be managed by the Police, Fire and EMS Chiefs in consultation with the Director of Public Safety. Should the Department Chief and the Director of Public Safety disagree regarding disciplinary issues, the matter will be presented to the Mayor for final review and action. The Mayor, as the chief executive officer of the village, shall approve, disapprove or modify any disciplinary action and may make independent inquiry into any disciplinary matter as the Mayor deems appropriate.
(b) All appeals processes set forth in the village employee manual or other law, ordinance or regulation shall remain in full force and effect.
(3) Recommendations for hiring, promotion, demotion or removal for the Police, Fire and EMS Departments shall be approved by the Director of Public Safety for presentation to the Mayor and Village Council for final action.
(Ord. 22-13, passed 11-11-2013)