A. The Board shall appoint all officers and members of the Fire and Police Departments of the Municipality excluding the Chief of Police and the Chief of the Fire Department.
B. The Chief of Police and the Chief of the Fire Department shall be appointed by the Village Administrator which shall be approved by majority vote of the President and Board of Trustees 1 .
C. If a member of the Department is appointed Chief of Police or Chief of the Fire Department prior to being eligible to retire on pension, he shall be considered as on furlough from the rank he held immediately prior to his appointment as Chief. If he resigns as Chief or is discharged as Chief prior to attaining eligibility to retire on pension, he shall revert to and be established in such prior rank and, thereafter, be entitled to all the benefits and emoluments of such prior rank, without regard as to whether a vacancy then exists in such rank.
D. All appointments to each Department other than that of the lowest rank however, shall be from the rank next below that to which the appointment is made.
E. The sole authority to issue certificates of appointment shall be vested in the Board, and all certificates of appointments issued to any officer or member of the Fire or Police Department shall be signed by the chairman and secretary, respectively, of the Board upon appointment of such officer or member of the Fire and Police Department by action of the Board. (Ord. 85-389, 3-12-85)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also Section 5-1-2 of this Code. |