There is hereby created the Office of Chief of Police who shall be the head of the Police Department. He or she shall be hired by the President with the advice and consent of the Village Board. No person shall be eligible to hold the office of Chief of Police unless he or she has knowledge of matters of public welfare, investigation of crime and criminals, crime prevention, traffic control and regulation, laws of the state and ordinances of the village, and enforcement of law, so as reasonably to qualify them in such matters. Any applicant for Police Chief shall have at least five years of full-time service as a police officer. The salary of the Police Chief shall be established from time to time by the corporate authorities in a salary ordinance. The Chief shall serve at the discretion of the Village Board. If the Chief was promoted from any rank of full-time sworn officer of Riverton Police Department and, subsequently removed from the position within 12 months of their promotion, they shall revert to the rank previously held, without regard as to whether a vacancy exists in that rank. After 12 months, return to their previous position is at the discretion of the Village Board. If the Chief is hired from outside the Riverton Police Department, they shall serve a 12-month probationary period as prescribed in the Village Personnel Code. If the Chief is hired from outside the Riverton Police Department, there is no option for them to demote to the ranks of the police officers.
(Prior Code, § 37.003) (Ord. 89-009, passed 5-2-1989; Ord. 20-24, passed 12-21-2020)