Title 2 - Administration and Personnel

2.66.1000 Chief of Police.

The commissioned law enforcement officer position of Chief of Police shall be the chief executive officer of the police department.  The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the City Manager, shall be responsible for the general management and control of the police department and subject to supervisory control by the City Manager, and shall administer the police department in a manner consistent with the ordinances of the City, the laws and Constitution of the state of Kansas and the United States Constitution.  The provisions of the Civil Service ordinance shall not be applicable to the Chief of Police, provided, however, the Chief of Police shall be subject to the employment conditions set forth in the Overland Park Employee Handbook.  The person appointed to the position of Chief of Police shall hold the rank of "Colonel."

(History: Ord. CSC-1983 §1, 96) [Source or prior law: 2.66.010]

Effective on: 1/1/1901