(A) There shall be, in addition to the Chief of Police, the office of Police Commissioner. The duties of the Police Commissioner are as follows:
(1) Administrative oversight of the operations of the Police Department;
(2) Periodic inspection and review of Department records, procedures, and personnel;
(3) Maintenance of overall efficiency and effectiveness of the operations of the Department;
(4) Managerial supervision of the Department and the Chief of Police as related to accomplishing, expediting, and enforcing the policies of the Council;
(5) Compliance enforcement with applicable state and federal laws or regulations governing, guiding, or pertaining to the operations of the Police Department; and
(6) Appointment of the Chief of Police with the concurrence of the Council.
(B) The powers of the Police Commissioner shall be:
(1) Full authority to carry out such administrative, personnel, and procedural actions as are necessary to achieve the policy of the Council; and
(2) Authority to suspend, remove, or discharge the Chief of Police on the basis of just cause, emergency, malfeasance of office, misfeasance of office, or conduct unbecoming an officer.
(C) The Police Commissioner may or may not be a certified law enforcement officer.
(D) In the absence of Council action to the contrary, the Town Manager shall be the Police Commissioner.
(1989 Code, § 4-1-2)