There is hereby established an executive department of the municipal government of the city which shall be known as the department of police. The said department shall consist of: captains, lieutenants, sergeants, police officers and such other personnel as the police board deems necessary. All of the foregoing is subject to the appropriations for such positions and compensation therefor as is provided in the annual appropriation ordinance.
To supplement the police department, the board may appoint such number of civilian crossing guards to regulate traffic in the vicinity of grade schools during such hours of school days as may be required for that purpose.
(Prior code § 11-1; Amend Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 2.1)