(A) A Police Department is hereby established. The head of this Department shall be known as the Chief of Police, and the number of additional members and employees of the Police Department shall be determined by the City Manager which may be changed from time to time. The City Manager shall have authority to appoint additional members of the Police Department for temporary duty when, in his judgment, an emergency exists for the preservation of life or property.
(B) The Chief of Police and all members of the Police Department shall have the powers and authority of police officers generally and shall perform duties as are required of them by the Council or by law.
(C) The City Manager shall have administrative supervision of the Police Department and custody of all property used and maintained for the purposes of the Department.
(D) The Chief of Police shall make and file other reports as may be required by the City Manager.
(2003 Code, § 2.31)