(A) There is hereby created the position of Chief of Police who shall be appointed and removed solely by the Mayor.
(B) The Chief of Police shall be head of the Police Department and have supervision of all officers and members thereof. He shall keep such records and make such reports to the Mayor concerning the activities of his Department as may be required by statute of city ordinance. Under the overall authority and supervision of the Mayor, the Chief of Police shall be responsible for the performance by the Police Department, and all persons who are members of the Police Department shall serve subject to the orders of the Chief of Police.
(C) The Chief of Police shall be specifically charged with the supervision of all members of the Department, and shall be held strictly responsible to the Mayor for the conduct and efficiency of all such members for the general good order of the Department.
(D) The Chief of Police in the exercise of his duties shall have the power to establish and enforce rules and regulations for the government of the members and the employees of the Department, which rules shall, however, be consistent with the ordinances of the city and the laws of the state.
(E) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to cause the public peace to be preserved and to enforce all ordinances of the city. The Chief of Police shall receive and give proper attention to complaints of all persons referred to him and perform such other duties as may be required from time to time. The Chief of Police shall have full power and authority to reprimand any member of the Police Department, and to file charges against any member or members of the Police Department for nonconformance with the rules and regulations of the Department.
(Ord. 320.5, passed 5-17-77)