[4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-004[1]]
The Police Department shall be headed by the Police Chief, who shall be responsible for the operation, administration and control of the Police Department. The Police Chief shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the City Manager pursuant to the City Charter.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance superseded former Div. 4, Department of Public Safety, adopted 1-28-2013 by Ord. No. 1346, as amended. It also provided for the renumbering of former Divs. 5 through 10 as Divs. 6 through 11, respectively.
[4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-004]
(a) 
The Police Chief shall be the operating head and commanding officer of the Police Department. He or she shall have control of the Department, under the supervision and direction of the City Manager. He or she shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Charter, any ordinances of the City, laws of the State of Michigan, and such further and other duties as shall be prescribed by the City Manager.
(b) 
The Police Chief shall have the power to issue such verbal or written orders, rules, and regulations to police officers and employees of the Police Department as he or she may deem proper, and it shall be the duty of the police officers and employees of said Department to fully and completely obey his or her orders, rules and regulations, but such orders, rules and regulations shall be in conformity with the law.
(c) 
The Police Chief shall promulgate, subject to the approval of the City Manager, employment standards for police officers in accordance with the State of Michigan.
(d) 
The Police Chief, or police officers designated by the Police Chief, shall be in command and control of any incident scene and shall have the authority to issue such verbal orders to any person at the scene as may be reasonably necessary to protect life and property.
[4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-004]
All police officers are hereby authorized to enforce the laws of the State of Michigan and the ordinances of the City of Port Huron.
[4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-004]
The Police Chief shall provide prescribed rules for the governance of Department police officers of the City, subject to approval of the City Manager, which may be amended or revoked by the Police Chief, upon notice to and approval by the City Manager. Such rules may establish one or more divisions within the Police Department, each of which divisions may be charged with performing one or more functions of the Police Department. Any such division shall be supervised by a qualified officer of the Police Department, who shall be responsible for the particular functions of the Police Department assigned to the particular division supervised by him or her. It shall be the duty of all members of the Police Department to comply with such rules and orders while effective.