[Amended 11-17-03 by Ord. No. 2150]
The Police Department shall consist of a maximum of one (1) Chief of Police, one (1) Captain, three (3) Lieutenants, six (6) Sergeants and twenty-seven (27) Patrolmen.
[Amended 11-17-03 by Ord. No. 2150]
The chain of command within the Police Department shall be as follows:
Chief of Police
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Patrolman
The office of Chief of Police is hereby reconstituted. The Chief of Police shall be the head of the Police Department and he shall be directly responsible to the appropriate authority for the efficient and routine day to day operations of the Department. The Chief of Police is responsible for the general direction, control and supervision of the Police Department as authorized and provided for by statute, ordinances, rules and regulations, or other law.
[Added 11-17-03 by Ord. No. 2150]
The rank of Captain is hereby reconstituted. The Captain shall, under the supervision of the Chief of Police, have the subordinate responsibility of directing the work of a Division, either uniformed or nonuniformed, for the Department in accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures of the Department and shall provide for the continuity of the operation of the Department in the absence of the Chief of Police.
When officers are of the same grade, they shall rank according to their seniority determined by time in rank. When two (2) or more officers are appointed to the same grade on the same day, each shall rank according to his respective position on the eligibility list which determined the order of his appointment to that grade.