(A) The Board of Police Commissioners shall have the powers set forth in ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 10-2.1-1 et seq., including the following:
(1) To appoint all officers and members of the Police Department, except the Chief of Police;
(2) To make such promotions as it deems appropriate, except with regard to the office of Chief of Police;
(3) To discipline, suspend, remove or discharge officers and members of the Police Department, except the Chief of Police; and
(4) To conduct hearings on charges brought against a member of the Police Department, except the Chief of Police.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Chief of Police from suspending, without pay, a member of the Police Department for a period of not more than five calendar days, which right is hereby granted to the Chief of Police. Notice of any such suspension shall be given to the Board of Police Commissioners and shall be subject to review as provided in ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 10-2.1-7.
(1993 Code, § 5-2-11) (Ord. 837, passed 4-1-1991)