A police chief is an administrator. he/she is above the supervisors who are above the managers.
Boss, manager, supervisor, chief, director, administrator
Usually the Chief of Police reports to a Police Commission, the City Council, the Mayor or a city or town Administrator
In most(all?) states the Sheriff is a state constitutional officer. Inasmuch as he is the Chief Administrator of his department he would be Manager level.
Definition 'manager over other employees': executive, administrator, director, overseer, chief, supervisor...Definition 'great': awesome, wonderful, excellent
The mayor is above the chief of police. Then the city manager .
controller, head, leader, manager, chief, executive, governor, administrator
He is the Chief Administrator of his agency which is part of the Executive Branch of government.
manager, head, leader, director, chief, master, employer, supervisor, baas
In a council-manager form of government, the chief of police typically reports to the city manager. The city manager is responsible for the administration of the city and oversees various departments, including the police department. The city council sets policies, while the city manager implements those policies through department heads, including the chief of police.
Most usually are, but no, it is not necessary. They are normally appointed by a board or the chief administrator of the municipality. The current head of the Chicago Police was never a police officer, just an FBI agent. He is failing as a chief
A city administrator is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are somtimes referred to as the chief executive officer (CEO) or chief administrative officier (CAO) in some municipalities.
The president is the chief administrator of the federal bureaucracy.