The chief of police shall be the commanding officer of the police force and shall have control of the assignment of all members of the force and the direction and supervision of police work in the village, including any auxiliary police officers under his command. He shall be responsible for the control and regulation of all equipment assigned to or under the control of the police department. (Ord. 243, 3-6-1957; amd. Ord. 652, 2-28-2007; Ord. 652B, 6-10-2015)