(A) The duties of the Police Chief shall be as follows (per the Iowa Code § 372.13(4)):
(1) The Police Chief shall assist prosecutors in prosecuting any persons for the violation of an ordinance by gathering all the facts and circumstances surrounding the case.
(2) The Police Chief shall be sergeant-at-arms of the Council chamber when requested by the City Council.
(3) The Police Chief shall report to the City Council upon activities as Police Chief when requested.
(4) The Police Chief shall protect the rights of persons and property, preserve order at all public gatherings, prevent and abate nuisances, and protect persons against every manner of unlawful disorder and offense.
(5) The Police Chief shall make arrangements to convey any persons requiring detention to the county jail as provided by law and agreements with the county.
(6) The Police Chief shall execute all lawful orders of any board or commission established by the City Council.
(7) The Police Chief shall be in command of all officers appointed for police work and be responsible for the care, maintenance, and use of all vehicles and equipment for the Department.
(8) The Police Chief may appoint one or more assistant Police Chiefs, with approval of the City Council, who may perform the Police Chief’s duties and who shall be members of the police force.
(9) (a) The Police Chief shall make such rules, not in conflict with the provisions of this subchapter, as needed for the detailed operation of the Police Department, subject to the approval of the City Council. Such rules shall cover off-duty and on-duty conduct and activity of members, the wearing and care of the uniform, the use and practice with side arms and other police weapons, the use of police radio and other communications, attendance at training meetings, and such other matters as the Police Chief determines to be necessary for the operation of the Police Department.
(b) The Police Chief shall see that the discipline and conduct of the department conforms to rules of the Department.
(c) In the event of an emergency the Police Chief may make temporary rules for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the City and its citizens until due consideration by the City Council may be had.
(10) The Police Chief shall, when requested, aid other municipal officers in the execution of their official duties.
(11) The Police Chief shall report all motor vehicle accidents the Police Department investigates in the regular course of duty to the State Department of Public Safety as provided by law.
(12) The Police Chief shall keep a record of all arrests made in the city by police officers. The Police Chief shall record whether said arrest was made under provisions of the laws of the state or ordinances of the city. The record shall show the offense for which arrest was made, who made the arrest, and the disposition made of the charge.
(B) (1) At least every year the Police Chief shall review and determine the current status of all state arrests reported, which are at least one year old with no disposition data.
(2) Any state arrest recorded within a computer data storage system which has no disposition data after four years shall be removed unless there is an outstanding arrest warrant or detained on such charge.
(Prior Code, § 2-3-8)