A Police Department is hereby established. The head of this Department shall be known as the Chief of Police. The budget and any additional members or employees of the Police Department shall be determined by the Council by resolution. The Chief of Police and all members of the Police Department shall have the duties, powers, and authority of police officers generally and shall perform the duties as are required of them by the Mayor or by law. The Chief of Police shall have custody and control of all property of the Police Department. The Chief of Police shall make and file reports as may be required by the Mayor or Council.
(1970 Code, § 120:25)