[R.O. 1993 § 200.010; Ord. No. 1931 § 1, 6-13-1978]
There is hereby created the Department of Public Safety for the City of Charleston, Missouri. This Department shall consist of the Director of Public Safety and such officers and employees as may be provided for by the City Council and assigned to this Department.
[R.O. 1993 § 200.020; Ord. No. 1931 § 2, 6-13-1978]
It shall be the function of the Department of Public Safety to preserve order, enforce all ordinances and laws in the City, preserve the peace, mitigate the results and render aid in case of disaster or accident, and to prevent and extinguish accidental or destructive fires.