(A) The Police Department shall be composed of the Chief of Police and of any other officers, patrolmen, and employees as the Mayor and City Council may determine. He or she shall appoint his or her lieutenants to be approved by the Mayor and City Council. The Chief of Police shall have immediate direction and control of the Police Department, subject to the supervision of the Mayor and also subject to the rules, regulations, and orders as the City Council may prescribe, and shall promulgate all orders, rules, and regulations for the government of the police force.
(B) The Chief of Police may be either part- or full-time as the City Council may direct from time to time. His or her office shall be open at all hours, day or night, and if for any reason the office is closed in case of emergency he or she shall leave an officer on telephone call or notify the Mayor who then shall make whatever arrangements he or she deems necessary. In case of the disability of the Chief of Police, by reason of sickness, absence from the town, or other cause, the Mayor shall designate one of the lieutenants of police to act as Chief of Police during the disability. Any person serving as acting Chief of Police longer than 30 days shall be entitled to the salary of the Chief of Police during the remaining service as acting Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall have like powers, rights, authority, and jurisdiction as are by law vested in town marshals.
(C) The Chief of Police shall receive a salary to be fixed by the City Council. He or she shall remain in office, after his or her appointment, at the pleasure of the City Council, and for the term, or terms, as the City Council directs.
(Ord. 57, passed 9-11-1972; Ord. 57-A, passed 12-1-1988)