The Chief of Police shall:
(A) Be chief executive and commanding officer of the Police Department and all personnel thereof;
(B) Be chargeable with and responsible for the enforcement of all laws and chapters and all rules and regulations of the Department; provided that, where by law, this code or other ordinances the Chief of the Fire Department, the County Building Inspection Department or other officer has the primary duty to enforce any law or ordinance, the Chief of Police shall cooperate with the other officers and render the assistance to them as may be necessary;
(C) Assign personnel of the Police Department to their respective duties and he or she may change the assignments from time to time, whenever, in his or her judgment, the exigencies of the service shall require the change. He or she shall maintain a roster of police officers to respond to all fire alarms and assist the Fire Department in the protection of life and property, in regulating traffic, maintaining order and in enforcing observance at the scene of any fire of all laws and ordinances applicable thereat;
(D) Have the power to suspend without pay, pending the outcome of the trial of charges, any member of the Police Department; provided that, no suspension shall be continued for a period of more than ten days without approval of the Board of Alderpersons. If the suspension of any member of the Police Department is not confirmed by the Board of Alderpersons on the charges preferred, the member shall be entitled to full pay from date of suspension; and
(E) Have general care of the peace of the town and shall see to it that all subordinates do their duty in preserving the peace.
(Prior Code, § 11-4)