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In the U.S. yes.
The Mayor and the Police Commissioners.
In most cities, the city council or the mayor appoint the chief of police.
Mayor!
Mayor
The mayor is above the chief of police. Then the city manager .
yes
Mayor
There is a mayor, a chief of police, and other officials.
Officer Dibble
Usually the Chief of Police reports to a Police Commission, the City Council, the Mayor or a city or town Administrator
Unless the Station Commander was also the Chief Of Police, the Mayor does not have the authority to suspend him/her. The suspension, even if the action originated with the Mayor's Office, would have to come to the Station Commander through the Chief of the department.
As of October 2021, Adrian Diaz is the current police chief for Seattle.