(A) If the city has a Police Department at the time this code is adopted, then the Department of the city is hereby continued. If the city does not have a Police Department at the time of the adoption of this code, then at any time after the code is adopted, the City Council may by resolution create a Police Department, which shall be organized and administered as provided for by this code. The City Council may at any time determine by resolution to discontinue the existence of a Police Department and provide for the enforcement of state laws and city ordinances by other means. The head of the Police Department shall be known as the Chief of Police and the number of additional members of the Police Department, together with their ranks and titles, shall be determined by the City Council by resolution. The compensation to be paid to members of the Police Department shall be fixed by the City Council. Members of the Police Department shall be appointed by the City Council.
(B) All police officers shall meet the minimum standards for licensing as a peace officer as established by the Minnesota Peace Officers Standards and Training Board and have a current and valid peace officer license at the time of appointment. All police officers shall retain this license during their employment as a police officer with the city and will be subject to discharge if the license is suspended, revoked or becomes invalid for any reason. In addition, all police officers must have a valid Minnesota vehicle operator's license and must be insurable as a vehicle driver by the city's automobile insurance carrier.