(A) The Police Chief shall command the force under his or her order, and shall be responsible for its discipline and efficiency. Further, he or she shall recommend to the City Manager the reforms and changes in the Police Department which practical experience shows should be instituted. Periodically the Chief may be required to make out a statement of conduct of the affairs of the Department, and shall include therein any suggestions for the improvement in the service or personnel of the Department.
(B) Additional, specific functions of the Chief of Police are:
(1) To issue to the force under his or her command, subject to the City Manager’s direction, such orders and directives as may be necessary to preserve the public peace, to prevent crime, to arrest offenders and to protect public and private property and persons in city;
(2) To enforce the laws, ordinances, police regulations and executive orders applicable to the jurisdiction;
(3) To suspend from duty, pending a hearing before the City Manager, any members of the Department for just cause; and
(4) To require the proper submission and handling of the necessary and required reports.
(1995 Code, § 3-8)