The affairs of the permanent Police Department
shall be administered by a Police Commission, the same being the members
of the Town Council and the powers thereof shall be exercised during
the term of office of the Town Council.
In accordance with the provisions of Sec. 11-1(4)
of the Town Charter, the Police Department shall consist of the following
officers and grades:
A. The permanent Police Department shall consist of Chief
of Police, Deputy Chief of Police, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant and
Patrolman.
B. Nonpermanent members of Police Department shall consist
of clerk-stenographer, special police officers and receptionist/dispatcher.
C. Special police officers shall be those special police
officers appointed by the Chief of Police as provided for in Sec.
11-2(3) of the Charter.
The Chief of Police shall serve as head of the Department and
shall be responsible for the preservation of the public peace; prevention
of crimes; apprehension of criminals; protection of rights of persons
and property; regulation of traffic; and enforcement of the laws of
the state, this Code or other ordinances and the rules and regulations
for governing the Police Department. The Operations and Training Division
shall also consist of personnel assigned by the Chief of Police, which
shall be charged with the responsibility of recruiting and training
police personnel and with planning research and intelligence work
for the purpose of improving the conditions and standards of the permanent
Police Department and for the achievement and maintenance of accreditation
standards.
The Uniform Division shall consist of the following: Patrol
Bureau, Community Policing Bureau, Bureau of Professional Standards,
Animal Control Bureaus, and Traffic Bureau. The bureaus shall consist
of a commanding officer, with the rank of at least Captain, and such
number of personnel as may be determined necessary by regulation adopted
in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 11-2(2) of the Town Charter.
The Investigative Division shall consist of the following: Detective
Bureau, BCI Bureau, Juvenile Bureau, Prosecution Bureau and Narcotics
Bureau. The Division shall consist of a commanding officer with the
rank of Major and such number of personnel as may be deemed necessary
by regulation and adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sec.
11-2(2) of the Town Charter.