Red Bluff Municipal Code § 2.97 Created

There is created the Police Department for the city, which shall consist of the Chief of Police and other employees, as the City Council may designate from time to time.

(`61 Code, § 2.97) (Ord. 909, passed 10-5-1999)

(A) The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the City Manager.

(B) The Chief of Police shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager and may be removed by the City Manager in the same manner as other officers and employees of the city, pursuant to § 2.17 of this code.

(`61 Code, § 2.97-1) (Ord. 909, passed 10-5-1999)

(A) The City Manager shall be the immediate supervisor of the Chief of Police, and all policies, directives and orders from the city government to the Chief of Police shall be made by or transmitted through the City Manager as the executive head of the city government.

(B) The Chief of Police shall report directly to the City Manager and not to the City Council, to individual members thereof, or to any other committee or commission.

(`61 Code, § 2.97-2) (Ord. 909, passed 10-5-1999)

The Chief of Police shall direct the administration and operations of the Police Department and, in addition to policies transmitted to him or her by the City Manager, shall establish other policies, directives, rules and regulations for the administration and operations of the Police Department as he or she sees fit. The Chief of Police shall serve as the recommending authority for the appointment, removal, promotion and demotion to any position with the Police Department, other than his or her own, and shall have the power to recommend to the City Manager the disciplining of any employee consistent with the provisions of this code.

(`61 Code, § 2.97-3) (Ord. 909, passed 10-5-1999; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002)

(A) The Chief of Police shall lead by professional example and by participating as a member of the city management team. He or she shall organize the Police Department to accomplish its mission and shall coordinate and control the operations of major divisions within the Police Department, as well as its relations with other law enforcement and public safety agencies. The Chief of Police shall have the power and duty to assure that all members of the Police Department enforce all ordinances of the city and all federal and state statues applicable to the Police Department of the city or that delegate the power of enforcement thereof to the Police Department of the city. The Chief of Police shall also have the power and duty to preserve order, to prevent infractions of the law and arrest violators thereof, and to suppress riot, public tumult, disturbance of the peace or resistance against the law or public authorities in the lawful exercise of their functions.

(B) Other responsibilities shall include such activities as:

(1) Direct the administration and operation of the Police Department;

(2) The review and evaluation of Police Department procedures and policies;

(3) Conducting staff meetings and inspections to evaluate and improve departmental performance and efficiency;

(4) The direction of the Police Department toward meeting goals and objectives;

(5) Recruiting, training and work performance of Department personnel;

(6) Maintenance of Department reports and records;

(7) Maintenance, safekeeping and proper disposition of evidence and property;

(8) Administration, operation and direction of the city police communications center;

(9) Administration, operation and direction of city animal control duties;

(10) Planning for Departmental needs and programs;

(11) Providing advice and counsel to the City Manager on matters pertaining to law enforcement;

(12) Providing information and maintaining external relations with the public;

(13) The preparation and control of the annual operating budget for the Police Department; and

(14) Any other responsibilities or duties which may be delegated by the City Manager.

(`61 Code, § 2.97-4) (Ord. 909, passed 10-5-1999; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002)