(A) The Chief of Police shall devote his or her whole time and energy to the discharge of the duties of his or her office, and shall see that the laws of the city are enforced as far as possible, and that all offenders are reported to some proper tribunal for punishment.
(B) He or she shall be commanding officer of the Police Department, subject to the Mayor and the rules and regulations prescribed by the Council. He or she shall assign to all police officers under him or her, their beats or districts, and shall see that they are on duty during the whole time of their watch. He shall, in no case, absent himself or herself from the city without notifying the Mayor of his or her intended absence, where the same is practicable.
(C) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to promptly report to the Mayor any member of the Police Department who may be guilty of drunkenness, neglect of duty, disobedience of orders or violation of the standing rules and regulations of the Department; and during the pendency of formal charges against any police officer, the Chief of Police, with the consent of the Mayor and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, may suspend the officer from duty, until such charges can be investigated.
(D) The Chief of Police shall have the care, custody and control of all books, records, equipment and other property belonging to the Department, and of all stolen goods seized and retained by the police authority. Upon the expiration of his or her term of office or his or her resignation or removal therefrom, he or she shall, on demand, surrender to his or her successor in office, all books, records, equipment and property in his or her possession belonging to the city, or pertaining to his or her office.
(1963 Code, § 6-1-2)
(E) The Mayor, with the approval of the Council, may appoint the Chief of Police from among the members of the Police Department or any qualified person outside of the Police Department.
(1963 Code, § 2-9-2)
(F) The Chief of Police shall keep, or cause to be kept, books of record of the Police Department, and all persons arrested or committed by the police, showing the time and place of each arrest, the offense for which the same was made, the Magistrate or Court before whom such was tried, and the disposition of each case.
(1963 Code, § 6-1-3)