[Amended 11-7-2017]
There shall be a Department of Public Safety consisting of the
Police Bureau and Fire Bureau of the City. The head of the department
shall be the Director of Public Safety. The City Manager, without
additional compensation, shall serve as the Director of Public Safety.
There shall be a Police Bureau, the head of
which shall be the Chief of Police.
The head of the Police Bureau shall be the Chief
of Police, who shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety
with City Council approval. Prior to appointment, the Director of
Public Safety shall be satisfied that the Chief of Police possesses
the training, education, and experience necessary to perform the duties
of the position.
The Chief of Police, under the direction and
supervision of the Director of Public Safety shall:
(a) Perform the duties and assignments as outlined in
the job description maintained by the Personnel Officer.
(b) Enforce laws and Ordinances adopted by the City Council
and applicable State and Federal Statutes.
(c) Perform such other functions as may be determined
by the Director or Public Safety to be the responsibility of the Police
Chief.
The City Council shall determine the number
of superior officers, police officers and civilian employees who shall
constitute the Police Bureau. The Director of Public Safety shall
appoint, as vacancies occur, all officers and employees thereof. All
employees of the Police Bureau shall be appointed and be subject to
suspension and removal in accordance with the Civil Service Law of
the State of New York, unless otherwise provided.
The members of the Police Bureau shall enforce
the Local Laws and Ordinances of the City, serve criminal process
pursuant to law, execute orders and commitments of the City Court,
enforce all applicable State laws within the City; and shall have
all the common law and statutory powers of constables, except that
they may serve civil process only on behalf of the City or any Department
or officer thereof.
There shall be a Fire Bureau, the head of which
shall be the Fire Chief. The Fire Bureau shall include the paid fire
fighters, as well as the members of the volunteer fire companies.
The head of the Fire Bureau shall be the Fire
Chief who shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety with
City Council approval. Prior to appointment, the Director of Public
Safety shall be satisfied that the Fire Chief possesses the training,
education, and experience necessary to perform the duties of the position.
The Fire Chief, under the direction and supervision
of the Director of Public Safety shall:
(a) Perform the duties and assignments as outlined in
the job description maintained by the Personnel Officer.
(b) Perform such other functions as may be determined
by the Director of Public Safety to be the responsibility of the Fire
Chief.
The City Council shall determine the number
of paid fire fighters in the Fire Bureau. The Director of Public Safety
shall appoint, as vacancies occur, all paid fire fighters. All paid
members of the Fire Bureau shall be appointed and be subject to suspension
and removal in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service
Law of the State of New York, unless otherwise provided.