(a) All duly appointed police officers and special policemen are hereby authorized to direct traffic within the Municipality provided that such direction is not contrary to law or a duly promulgated order of the Police Chief. Firemen acting in the line of duty shall also have the authority to direct traffic at such times as an officer of the Fire Department may direct, provided that such direction is not contrary to law or a duly promulgated order of the Police Chief or the Mayor. No fireman shall direct traffic in a situation in which a police officer is reasonably available for such duty.
(b) In case of emergency, or when it is necessary in the interest of public safety, the Police Department is authorized to close off streets or portions of streets and divert traffic as the occasion may require.
(W.V. Ord. 12-69. Passed 3-25-69.)
(c) (EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsections (c), (d) and (e) hereof were recodified as part of the 1990 updating and revision of these Codified Ordinances. See Section 606.165 of the General Offenses Code).