(A) The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and such other officers of rank, patrol officers, supernumeraries and clerks as may be necessary to discharge the duties of the Police Department. The establishment of grades within the Department shall be at the discretion of the Board of Police Commissioners.
(B) (1) The appointment of the Chief of Police shall be made only after certification of the applicant by the State of Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council. The chief, or in his or her absence, the officer of rank designated by the Board of Police Commissioners, shall be responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Police Department, under the direction of the Board of Police Commissioners.
(2) The duties of the Chief shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Be responsible for the day to day operation of the Police Department; report on such operation to the Board of Police Commissioners at such intervals as said Board shall establish;
(b) Initiate and cause to be carried out a continuing program for instruction and training of personnel for the department;
(c) Develop and preserve system records with respect to law enforcement and other activities of Department personnel and communications maintained by the Department;
(d) Maintain records of all personnel within the Department, by rank, grade and category, and render periodic reports to the Board of Police Commissioners with respect to the performance of duty of such personnel;
(e) Establish schedules and rules with respect to the kind of duties within the Department;
(f) Be personally responsible for the review of records with respect to all arrests, accidents and complaints made by or to the Department and render a monthly report to the Board of Police Commissioners with respect thereto; and
(7) Report to the Board of Police Commissioners any neglect of duty or violation of the Department’s rules and regulations promptly after any such neglect or violation comes to his or her attention.
(C) The Chief of Police may be suspended or removed from office by the Board of Police Commissioners in accordance with the provisions of Connecticut General Statutes, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. effective 11-15-2016; Ord. effective 1-6-2020)