(A) The Police Merit Commission has the power to appoint or remove any member of the Police Department. The Mayor shall have the sole power of appointing and removing any member of the Police Department as Chief. The Chief of Police shall have the power to appoint or remove any member of his or her staff. The staff shall consist of one assistant chief and one administrative assistant. In the event the Chief of Police desires that his or her staff be increased numerically or that the staff members be designated by other titles or rank, he or she shall submit, in writing, his or her request to the Commission and Board of Public Works and Safety. Any increase in staff positions shall be with the approval of the Commission and Board. The removal of any member of the Police Department as Chief or Chief's staff shall be deemed as removal from rank only and not from the Police Department.
(B) Upon expiration of the term of any Chief, or Chief's staff, of the Police Department, the persons shall be appointed by the Commission to the rank in the Police Department which they held at the time of their appointment as Chief or staff. In the event the Chief, or Chief's staff personnel, has qualified in accordance with the promotional procedure as prescribed by the Commission in its rules and procedures for any rank which is higher than the rank held at the time of his or her appointment, he or she shall, upon expiration of his or her term as Chief, or Chief's staff, be appointed by the Commission to the rank for which he or she has qualified under the promotional procedures established.
(Ord. G-82-925, passed 1-4-1982)