a. The Chief of Police, subject to the Mayor, shall have administrative supervision over the Police Department.
b. He or she shall be responsible for the enforcement of state laws and town ordinances, protection of life and property, preservation of law and order, investigation of crimes and suppression of vice.
c. The Chief shall direct the proper assignment of police officers, establish training programs, maintain adequate records, provide traffic control and enforcement, cooperate with other law enforcement agencies, establish departmental rules and regulations, and be responsible for the custody of town prisoners.
d. The Chief and police officers are given the same authority over lands owned by the town or leased to the town beyond the town limits as they have within the town.
e. He or she shall perform such additional duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Mayor.
(Prior Code, § 13.102)