§ 2.44.030. Divisions and bureaus of the department—Police chief authority.

A.

The chief of police shall establish, by rules and regulations approved by the mayor and filed with the metropolitan clerk as a public record, such bureaus, divisions, units or sections as may be necessary or convenient to maintain the proper function and operation of the metropolitan police department. The chief of police, with the approval of the mayor, may amend or change the rules and regulations established as provided herein, and all changes or amendments to the rules and regulations of the metropolitan department of police shall be filed with the metropolitan clerk as a public record.

B.

The chief of police shall implement the reorganization of the department of metropolitan police recommended by the I.A.C.P. report with such modifications of the plans recommended by such report as he shall deem necessary in the interest of departmental efficiency, and such reorganization of the department shall be effected through rules and regulations established as provided herein with the approval of the mayor.

C.

The chief of police of the metropolitan police department is authorized to enter into contracts which would permit the metropolitan government to recoup funds expended in training recruits who did not accept employment with the metropolitan police department or left the metropolitan police department within three years of graduating from the police academy.

(Ord. 99-1530 § 1, 1999; prior code § 34-1-7)