Structure
The Superintendent of Police leads the Chicago Police Department. With the assistance of the First Deputy Superintendent, the Superintendent manages six bureaus, each commanded by a Bureau Chief.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed Garry F. McCarthy, former director of the Newark, New Jersey, Police Department, as Superintendent; this was approved by the City Council on June 8, 2011. McCarthy is the highest paid city employee with an annual salary of $260,004. Prior to McCarthy's appointment, Jody P. Weis was sworn in as Superintendent of Police on February 1, 2008. At the time, Weis was the second Chicago police superintendent hired from outside of the city. He replaced Philip J. Cline, who officially retired on August 3, 2007. Weis' contract expired on March 1, 2011. Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed Cline's predecessor, Terry Hillard, on an interim basis.
As of August 2011, the six Bureaus of the Department are:
- Bureau of Patrol (BOP): Bureau Chief Ernest T. Brown
- Bureau of Detectives: Bureau Chief Thomas Byrne
- Bureau of Organized Crime (BOC): Bureau Chief Nicholas Roti
- Bureau of Internal Affairs (BIA): Bureau Chief Juan Rivera
- Bureau of Administration (BOA): Bureau Chief Beatrice Cuello
- Bureau of Organizational Development (BOD): Bureau Chief Brian Murphy
- The department is currently undergoing a major reorganization which eliminates the Assistant Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent positions. The Deputy Superintendent position responsibilities will now fall on the new Bureau Chiefs.
There are 23 police districts, each led by a Commander who oversees his or her district. Commanders report to Area Deputy Chiefs, who report to the respective Area Chief of Patrol, who report to the Bureau Chief of Patrol.
In 1960, the municipal government created a five-member police board charged with nominating a superintendent to be the chief authority over police officers, drafting and adopting rules and regulations governing the police system, submitting budget requests to the city council, and hearing and deciding disciplinary cases involving police officers. Criminologist O.W. Wilson was brought on as Superintendent of Police, and served until 1967 when he retired.
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