The mayor shall be a conservator of the peace, and may exercise within the city the powers conferred upon sheriffs to suppress disorder; and shall have authority to command the assistance of all able bodied citizens to aid in the enforcement of the ordinances of the council, and to suppress riot and disorderly conduct. Unless otherwise provided in the city charter the mayor is not a law enforcement officer within the meaning of section 18 of Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of the extra session of 1933, as amended, being section 436.18 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.
MCL 87.2