The Mayor shall have, without the approval of the Council, authority to appoint additional members of the Police Department for temporary duty when, in his or her judgment, an emergency exists for the preservation of life or property. The Chief of Police, and all members of the Police Department, shall have the powers, and authority, of police officers generally, and shall perform such duties as are required of them by the Council, or by law. The Chief of Police shall have general superintendence of the Police Department, and custody of all property used, and maintained, for the purposes of the Department. It is the duty of the Chief of Police, on, or before, the second business day in each month, to file with the Council a report as to all arrests made by, and other activities of, his or her Department during the previous month. The Chief of Police shall also make, and file, such other reports as may be required by the Council.
(Prior Code, § 2.21)