(a) All orders, directions and communications shall be in accordance with the chain of command. No police officer shall be given an order except by his immediate superior unless there is a recognized emergency and the superior officer is absent or unavailable.

(b) All orders shall be in writing, signed by the chief of police, and filed with the department.

(c) No member of council shall entertain any communication from the department unless the superior officer of the author shall have seen the communication or shall have given his permission for the transmittal thereof. (Ord. O-10-93 § 4 (part), 1993; prior code § 2-2-44)