§ 7.03. Police Department.
A Police Department is established to preserve order, to strive to secure the safety of residents, to prevent violence and to protect life and property from injury and loss within the limits and allowable jurisdiction of the City.
A.
Chief of Police. The Chief of Police is the senior officer of the Police Department. He is appointed by the City Manager, with the approval of the Council, for an indefinite term. With the approval of the City Manager, he appoints and removes the employees of the Police Department. He is responsible to the City Manager for the administration of the Police Department and the performance of Council-established duties and directives.
B.
Reserve Police. The Chief of Police may appoint or remove "Reserve Police Officers" in accordance with guidelines established by the Council. No other persons, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Texas, shall act as "special police" within the City.
(Rev. of 5-6-1995; Rev. of 5-10-2014, amd. no. 16(7.03))