Assignments Created; Eligibility:
The following special assignments are hereby created: Deputy Chief of Police, Commander - Investigations, Commander - Patrol Division, Commander - Administration and Technical Services, Lieutenant (3 positions).
Police officers appointed by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and selected by the Chief of Police and the Village Manager shall be eligible to serve in the special assignments listed above.
The Chief of Police, with the approval of the Village Manager, is hereby authorized and directed to establish the duties and responsibilities of the above special assignments.
The Chief of Police, with the approval of the Village Manager, is charged with the responsibility of establishing standards, methods, and procedures for determining the qualifications of the police personnel eligible for the above assignments.
The Chief of Police, with the approval of the Village Manager, is hereby authorized to assign police officers appointed by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to serve in said assignments at the discretion of the Chief of Police and Village Manager.
Any police officer, so appointed by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and assigned by the Chief of Police and Village Manager, shall be considered assigned to management and shall not be eligible for overtime pay, but shall receive a management stipend and receive other management benefits. Assignments made under this section shall have no effect upon the rank of any person so assigned. Such assignments shall in no event be construed as being a promotion, demotion, or creation of a new rank.
Nothing herein contained is intended to confer upon the Chief of Police, or to otherwise alter, the duty and authority of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, except as provided in Section 8-1-17 of this Chapter.
(Ord. 2600, 7-5-94, Amd. Ord. 3365. 6-5-00; Amd. Ord. 5841, 10-16-23; Amd. Ord. 5861, 12-18-23)