(A) The Village Police Department shall consist of the following sworn personnel: One Chief of Police; one commander; and such numbers of patrolmen as may be authorized by the corporate authorities from time to time.
(B) The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Village Board of Trustees.
(C) The commander shall be appointed from among the full-time sworn police officers by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees. The appointment shall be a duty assignment and not a promotion in rank. The hierarchy of the Village Police Department shall be as follows: Chief of Police, Deputy Chief of Police, Police Administrator, commander, sergeants and patrolmen.
(D) All other full-time sworn police positions will be subject to the appointment, promotion and discipline procedures as established by the Village Fire and Police Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
(E) Non-sworn personnel may be employed by the Police Department to perform such duties as designated by the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 88-03, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 88-42, passed 12-28-88; Am. Ord. 91-05, passed 2-13-91; Am. Ord. 92-60, passed 12-23-92; Am. Ord. 93-29, passed 4-21-93; Am. Ord. 94-24, passed 8-17-94; Am. Ord. 2022-013, passed 9-21-22)