(A) Appointment of Chief of Police.
(1) There is hereby established the office of Chief of Police.
(2) The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
(3) He, she, or they shall be a citizen of the United States. The Chief of Police, in addition to his, her, or their duties as Police Chief, may be appointed or employed by the village to act in any other capacity, provided that such appointment or employment is compatible with his, her, or their duties as Chief of Police.
(B) Appointment of Deputy Chief. There is hereby established the office of Deputy Chief of Police. Deputies shall be appointed by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees in such number as the corporate authorities shall from time to time deem necessary.
(C) Terms, compensation. The Chief of Police and the Deputy Chief of Police shall serve at the discretion of the President and Board of Trustees and may be removed from office at the will of the President and Board of Trustees. The Chief of Police and the Deputy Chief of Police shall receive such hourly compensation for their services as determined by the corporate authorities.
(D) Bonds of office. The Chief of Police and deputies so appointed shall, at the time of their appointment, execute to the village a bond in the amount to be established by and with sureties to be approved by the corporate authorities and conditioned as required by law.
(E) Functions, identification. The Chief of Police and deputies shall at all times during the performance of their duties be subject to the direction and control of the President and Board of Trustees.
(F) Deputies, duties. Deputies shall perform such duties as directed by the Chief of Police or by the corporate authorities.
(G) Powers and duties. The Chief of Police and deputies shall be conservators of the peace and shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To arrest all persons of the village found in the act of violating any law or provision of this code or aiding and abetting any such violation, and shall arrest any person found under circumstances which would warrant a reasonable person in believing that such person had committed or is about to commit a crime;
(2) To commit arrested persons for examination;
(3) To serve and execute warrants and other processes in the village for summons, apprehension and commitment of any person charged with violation of any provision of this code, or with any crime or misdemeanor or offense against the laws of the village or state; and
(4) Have custody and control of all equipment, books, records, and other property belonging to their offices, and all lost, stolen, or abandoned property.
(Prior Code, § 1-11-2)