(a) The Mayor is hereby authorized to appoint in the manner provided by statute police officers for this City and may promote all officers duly appointed to the following ranks so that the entire police force, including the Chief of Police, shall be composed of twenty-three officers including:
(1) One Chief of Police.
(2) One Captain of Police.
(3) Three Lieutenants of Police.
(4) Three Sergeants of Police.
(5) Fifteen Patrol Officers.
(b) All officers who shall be appointed to the rank of Sergeant, Lieutenant or Captain shall serve a probationary period in that rank of one year. The Mayor may, at any time during such one-year probationary service, demote the person promoted under this section to their former rank and pay when, in his opinion, the person is not satisfactorily performing the duties of the higher rank.
(Ord. 17-13. Passed 4-19-17.)