A. The chief of police shall have the right to suspend any police officer but shall confer with the chair of the police committee and the police committee in connection with such suspension, except in case of emergency. The chief of police shall report any such action at the next meeting of the village board. (1982 Code § 10-1-11; amd. 2016 Code)
B. The village board shall have the right to suspend or discharge any police officer at a board meeting; provided, that the chair of the police committee shall, after hearing said officer's answers to any charges against him before the police committee, report and make a recommendation in connection with said suspension or discharge of an officer, before the board makes a final decision and takes action on same. (1982 Code § 10-1-11)