(A) The Police Chief shall serve as the Executive Director of the Police Department and operates under the general direction of the City Administrator, and is appointed by the Mayor. The position is categorized in the unclassified service.
(B) The Police Department will include the Police Chief and other classified positions deemed necessary by the Chief of Police and City Administrator to ensure the department's safe and efficient operations. Classified positions shall be approved by the Civil Service Commission.
(C) The Mayor may, in order to augment the regular personnel of the Police Department, employ special, temporary, or part-time Police Officers on the Police Department of the city.
(Ord. 27-1997, passed 4-2-97; Am. Ord. 34-1997, passed 4-16-97; Am. Ord. 46-1999, passed 9-1-99; Am. Ord. 32-2004, passed 7-21-04; Am. Ord. 17-2007, passed 3-21-07; Am. Ord. 50-2023, passed 12-6-23)