(A) A Police Department is hereby established.
(B) The head of this Department shall be known as the Chief of Police.
(C) The Mayor shall have, without the approval of the Council, authority to appoint additional members to the Police Department for temporary duty when in his or her judgment an emergency exists for the preservation of life or property.
(D) The Chief of Police and all members of the Police Department shall have the powers and authority of police officers generally and shall perform duties as are required of them by the Council or by law. The Chief of Police shall have general superintendence of the Police Department and custody of all property used and maintained for the purposes of the Department. The Chief of Police shall make and file reports as may be required by the Council. In the absence or disability of the Chief of Police, the officer designated by the Chief of Police or City Administrator shall fulfill the duties of the Chief of Police.
(Prior Code, § 2.21) (Ord. 23, effective 12-10-1982)