5-1-2: MAYOR TO HEAD DEPARTMENT:
   A.   Mayor To Superintend: The mayor shall be the head of the police department and shall superintend and direct the police generally and take such measures as he may deem expedient for the preservation of the peace and good order and the enforcing of the laws and ordinances in the town.
   B.   Special Police Officers: The mayor shall have power to appoint special police officers on occasions when an increase in the department is required for the peace and good order of the town. (1987 Code § 2.24.020)