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Composition: Three appointed members, appointed by the Town Council.
Duties: Responsible for hiring, evaluating, promoting and terminating members of the department as appropriate, and for overseeing the management of the Department within the guidelines of the applicable law and appropriate funding. The Commission is also responsible for setting wages and salaries, and for negotiating collective bargaining agreements with affiliated employees. The Commission oversees the entire Department, which is composed of the Support Services Section (including administrative staff and the Communications Unit), the Patrol Section, the Investigative Section, and the personnel assigned to the office of the Chief.
Other: The Police Commissioners are not police officers, and have no powers of arrest or law enforcement.
Administrative Code:
Section 4.12
Promulgate and enforce all rules for the government of the police force, appoint a Police Chief, constables, superior and other police officers as they deem necessary within the limits of funds appropriated, fix the compensation of all members of the Polcie Department, within the limits of funds appropriation and remove any Police Chief, constable, superior or other police officers for just cause after due hearing, which cause shall be specified in the order of removal.
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