(A) No person shall be eligible for the Office of City Police Chief unless he or she is a resident of the state; at least 21 years of age; able to read and write the English language intelligibly; and of sober, moral, and sagacious character. No person who has been convicted of a felony shall be eligible for the appointment. After his or her appointment, he or she shall not interfere in any election.
(B) The Police Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council on January 1 succeeding his or her election or as soon thereafter as is practicable. He or she shall take the constitutional oath of office and, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall execute bond to the city in the penal sum of $2,500, which bond, after the approval of the City Council, shall be filed with the City Clerk. The Police Chief shall hold office for not longer than two years from the date of his or her appointment or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, subject to removal for good cause at any time by the Mayor.
(C) It shall be the duty of the Police Chief to be second in command to the Mayor. He or she shall attend all sessions of the City Council, execute its orders, and preserve order at its sessions. He or she shall cause proceedings to be instituted against anyone carrying on business or doing any act without a license for which a license is required. The Police Chief and every member of the police force, whether directed to them or not, may execute warrants of arrest, processes, subpoenas, and attachments for witnesses. They may arrest, if prescribed by law, for offenses against ordinances or municipal regulations of the city and shall have the same power of arrest for offenses against the state as the Sheriff.
(D) The Police Chief shall receive any compensation as is established by the City Personnel and Pay Classification Plan.
(1993 Code, § 21.07)