[5-18-1992]
There is hereby created the office of Chief of the Thornton Police Department.
[5-18-1992]
The Village President shall appoint, suspend, demote, remove or discharge the Chief of Police of the Village with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
[5-18-1992; amended 9-18-2006(1); 11-6-2006(2); 3-21-2012(2)]
The Chief of Police shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
A. 
Discharge all duties imposed upon him by law and the ordinances of the Village.
B. 
Be responsible for the faithful and efficient conduct of the operation of the Department of Police.
C. 
Be responsible for the enforcement and maintenance of law and order.
D. 
Be the keeper of the Village jail and shall have the custody of all persons confined therein.
E. 
Have the custody of all apparatus and property pertaining to the Department of Police and shall be responsible for the maintenance thereof.
F. 
Shall make a monthly report to the President and the Board of Trustees at its second regular meeting in each month, of the total number of calls for service, a listing of arrests made and a listing of citations issued. Said report shall contain any other matter concerning the Department of Police which may be of interest to the President and Board of Trustees. On or before July 1st of every year, the Chief of Police also shall make an annual report to the Board of Trustees which shall be a summary of monthly reports, together with activities for the preceding fiscal year and such recommendations as may be appropriate.
G. 
The Chief of Police shall have the custody of lost, abandoned or stolen property recovered in the Village.
[7-6-1992; amended 2-21-2006]
A. 
Appointment as Chief; Resume Prior Status. If any member of the Police Department, having a rank therein under the classified service of the Village or other tenure of office, may be appointed Chief, then upon the expiration of his term as Chief of Police, he shall resume his status and rank held prior to his appointment as Chief.
B. 
Rank. The Chief of Police shall be the head of the Department of Police and shall have command of and supervision over all officers and members thereof. Following him in rank shall be the Deputy Chief, the sergeants and police officers, in order of seniority in each group. There shall be a sufficient number of police sergeants, proportioned to the number of police officers, as may be provided for by the President and Board of Trustees.