[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.
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.[1]
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Editor’s Note: Former §§ 9.11 through 9.17, as amended, which immediately followed this section, were repealed 11-7-2017.