The chief of police shall make such reports concerning the activities of the police department as may be required by statute or by the city council. The chief shall be responsible for the performance, by the police department, of its functions, and all persons who are members of the police department shall serve subject to the orders of the chief of police.
(Code 1972, § 19-5)
The chief of the police department may make or prescribe such rules and regulations governing the conduct of the police department as he shall deem advisable. Such rules and regulations, when approved by the council, shall be binding on the members of the department. Such rules and regulations may cover the conduct of the members, uniforms and equipment to be worked or carried, hours of service, vacations, and all other similar matters necessary or desirable for the better efficiency of the department.
(Code 1972, § 19-6)
With the approval of the city council, the chief of police may establish divisions within the police department, assigning such police officers to such divisions and designating such duties therefor as may be deemed necessary.
(Code 1972, § 19-7)
It is hereby the special duty of the chief of police and other police officers who are on duty and available for fire duty, to respond to all fire alarms and assist the fire department in the protection of life and property, in regulating traffic, and in maintaining order.
(Code 1972, § 19-11)
Every member of the police department shall appear as a witness whenever this is necessary in a prosecution for a violation of an ordinance or of any state or federal law. Except as otherwise provided by law, no such member shall retain any witness fee for service as a witness in any action of suit to which the city is a party; and any fees paid for such service shall be turned over to the police chief, who shall deposit them with the city secretary.
(Code 1972, § 19-12)
All abandoned, stolen or recovered property of every kind, including motor vehicles, which shall remain unclaimed with the police department for a period of one month, without being claimed or reclaimed by the owner, whether known or not, may be sold and disposed of at public auction as provided for in this article; provided, however, that any junked motor vehicle in the possession of the police department pursuant to article II of chapter 12 of this Code shall be subject to the provisions of that article.
(Code 1972, § 19-23)
Thirty days' notice of the time and place of a sale under this article, and a descriptive list of the property and motor vehicles or both to be offered for sale, shall be posted at the courthouse door of the county and at any regular entrance to the city hall and a copy thereof sent by registered mail to the last known address of the owner, if his name is known, to the city secretary.
(Code 1972, § 19-25)
The city secretary shall sell, at public auction, the property covered by the notice given pursuant to section 58-33. Such property shall be sold to the highest bidder for each piece of property separately or assembled in lots, whichever in the discretion of the city secretary shall offer the best price obtainable for the property, except motor vehicles, which shall be sold separately. The public auction shall be conducted by the city secretary at the place and hour designated in the notice and all sales shall be for cash.
(Code 1972, § 19-26)
The city secretary shall keep an accurate record of each article and motor vehicle sold under this article and the price bid and paid therefor, and shall file with the city council a complete report, in writing, of the time, place and manner of conducting the sale.
(Code 1972, § 19-27)
The city secretary is hereby required to place all funds received by him under and by virtue of this article to the credit of the general fund, to be thereafter disbursed as the city council shall order.
(Code 1972, § 19-28)
Any property which has been listed and offered for sale under this article, and for which no price or sum has been offered, if deemed by the city secretary to be worthless and without value, shall be disposed of in such manner as the city secretary shall prescribe. The description of the property destroyed or disposed of by the city secretary as worthless shall be reported to the city council, together with the date and manner of disposal.
(Code 1972, § 19-29)
(a) 
The chief of police shall collect from the rightful owner of abandoned property, the reasonable expenses incurred by the city when: (1) the abandoned and unclaimed property is valued $500.00 or more; (2) the owner is unknown, or the address of the owner is unknown, at the time the city seizes the property and publishes notice; and (3) the property is claimed by its rightful owner prior to a legal sale or disposition as provided in article 18.17(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended.
(b) 
Upon collection of the reasonable expenses, the chief of police shall deposit the amount collected in the treasury of the city. Reasonable expenses under this section means all costs incurred by the city related to the storage, handling, publication, and final disposition of the property.
(Ordinance 1831, § 2, 2-23-21)