[Adopted 7-11-1991 as Ch. 7 of the Code of Ordinances]
The Township does hereby create and establish
a Township Police Department to be called the Charter Township of
Northville Department of Public Safety.
The purpose of said Department of Public Safety
shall be to enforce the statutes of the state and the ordinances of
the Township.
The Department of Public Safety shall be supervised
by a duly appointed Director of Public Safety who shall be appointed
by the Township Board and shall be under the direct supervision and
control of the Supervisor. The Director of Public Safety is hereby
authorized and instructed to employ such police personnel as are deemed
necessary by the Supervisor; provided, however, that the setting of
the salaries or wages of such police personnel, including the Director
of Public Safety, are to be done only with the consent of the Township
Board. (State law reference: MCL 42.12)
