The chief of police shall have command and control over the police department. He shall enforce all laws and ordinances for the peace and safety of the city, and shall see that all orders and provisions of the council for these purposes are properly executed. He shall have power to appoint such police officers as are authorized by ordinance, subject to the approval of the city manager. He shall devote his entire time to the discharge of his official duties and shall not be absent from the city except under urgent need or in the performance of his official duties, unless granted permission by the city manager. His office shall be kept open at all hours of the day and night, and either he or a subordinate shall be in constant attendance.
Editor's Note: The catchline of this section originally read as follows: "Chief of police."
(Res. No. 04-238 § 1, 2004)
The fire chief shall have control of the fire department, and it shall be his duty to superintend the extinguishing of fires and to take measures for the protection of property imperiled thereby. He shall appoint, subject to the approval of the city manager, such firemen and other subordinates as may be authorized by ordinance.
Editor's Note: The catchline to this section originally read as follows: "Fire chief."
(Res. No. 04-238 § 1, 2004)