(a) The office of the Chief of Police is hereby established. The Chief of Police shall serve as the executive and administrative head of the Police Department. He shall be responsible to the Mayor and Council for the general administration of his department and shall make monthly written reports to Council concerning the conduct of his office. Any person appointed to serve as the chief executive officer of the Marmet Police Department shall be a certified law-enforcement officer or certifiable within one year of appointment as provided in §30-29-5 of the West Virginia Code. (Ord. 2019-04. Passed 9-16-19.)
(b) He shall prepare the annual budget estimate for the Police Department and submit it to Council through the Mayor. He shall see to it that all fees and other money collected by members of the Police Department are promptly turned over to the Recorder or otherwise disposed of according to law. He shall be responsible for the training, discipline and morale of the members of the Police Department and for their effective and efficient performance of duty.
(c) He may also advise the Mayor and Council as to the appointment of additional members to the Police Department.