§ 24-47 AUTHORITY OF CHIEF AND OFFICERS.
   (A)   The Chief of Police shall supervise the Police Department and shall be responsible for the security of business establishments and for any other matters of public safety and law enforcement.
   (B)   In order to secure the public’s safety, police officers are hereby authorized and empowered to make arrests of all offenders against municipal ordinances and statutes of the state committed within the corporate limits.