§ 31.01 ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORITY.

(A) Control. All departments of the city are under the overall control of the City Administrator. Heads of all departments are responsible to the City Administrator and subject to his or her supervision and direction, except as otherwise provided herein.

(B) Appointment. Except as otherwise provided, all department heads and employees shall be appointed by the City Administrator. All appointments shall be for an indeterminate term and subject to any applicable civil service regulations in effect in the city.

(C) Compensation. All wages and salaries shall be fixed or determined, or delegated to the City Administrator for determination, by the Council.

(D) Table of organization; lines of responsibility. The Council may by resolution adopt, amend and from time to time revise, a table of organization and define lines of responsibility and authority for the efficient governmental organization of the city. The Council may delegate the responsibility for compliance with this division (D) to the City Administrator.

(2004 Code, § 31.01)

§ 31.02 POLICE DEPARTMENT.

(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 Council and may be changed from time to time. The Mayor shall have, without the approval of the Council, authority to appoint additional members of the Police Department for temporary duty when, in his or her judgment, an emergency exists, for the preservation of life or property.

(B) The Chief of Police and all authorized 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. The Chief of Police shall have overall supervision and management of the Police Department and custody of all property used and maintained for the purposes of this Department. The Chief of Police shall make and file reports as may be required by the City Administrator.

(2004 Code, § 31.02)

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