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(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)
(A) A Fire Department is hereby established. The size and composition (including, but not limited to, a determination as to permanent and volunteer members) shall be established by resolution of the Council, and may be changed from time to time by a subsequent resolution. The Council shall also establish, and from time to time revise and amend, written rules and regulations of the Department including, but not limited to, its internal structural organization and compensation, a copy of which shall be distributed to each of its members whenever established, revised or amended.
(B) The Chief of the Fire Department shall have general supervision of the Fire Department and custody of all property used and maintained for the purposes of this Department. He or she shall see that the same are kept in proper order and that all rules and regulations and all provisions of the laws of the state and ordinances of the city relative to a Fire Department and to prevention and extinguishment of fires are duly observed. He or she shall supervise the preservation of all property endangered by fire and shall control and direct all persons engaged in preserving that property. In case of the absence or disability of the Chief for any cause, the Assistant Chief shall exercise all powers, perform all the duties and be subject to all the responsibilities of the Chief. The Chief of the Fire Department shall make and file reports as may be requested by the City Administrator.
(2004 Code, § 31.03)
A Legal Department is hereby established. The Council shall appoint a City Attorney, who shall be head of the Legal Department, together with assistants as may be necessary, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. The City Attorney shall perform duties as are required of him or her by law or referred to him or her by the Council. It shall be the official duty of the City Attorney to act as revisor of ordinances.
(2004 Code, § 31.04)
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