A. Creation; Appointment. There is created the office of Chief of Police, an administrative office of the Village. The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Village Manager, and shall not be subject to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners created by this code. The Chief of Police need not be a resident of the Village.
B. Compensation. The compensation of the Chief of Police shall be fixed by the Village Manager with the approval of the Council.
C. Powers and Duties. The Chief of Police shall be subject to the control and direction of the Village Manager and shall be the head of the Police Department. Subject to the approval of the Village Manager, the Chief of Police shall have control over all of the property, personnel and operations of the Police Department and, to the extent and in the manner provided by law, shall have the power to appoint and remove civilian and sworn employees as required for the efficient operation of the Department. The powers and duties of the Chief of Police shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. With the concurrence and approval of the Village Manager, to recruit and appoint individuals to exempt command positions within the Police Department.
2. To be the keeper of the Village Jail, and to have custody of all persons incarcerated in the Village Jail;
3. To keep records of the Department and make such reports as required either by law or by the Village Manager;
4. To assign the personnel of the Department and to fix their duties;
5. To issue orders and promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of the Police Department; and
6. To provide for ongoing training and development of the knowledge, skills and efficiency of the members of the Department, and to assign members for such purposes, whether such training and development is conducted within the Village or at a location or facility outside of its corporate limits.
(MC-8-2006, Amended, 09/19/2006; MC-12-2001, Amended, 11/20/2001; MC-228-99 § 2 (part), 1999: prior code § 4.03)