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The Director of Public Safety shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the concurrence of a majority of the membership of the legislative authority, not to exceed the Mayor's term of office. The Director of Public Safety may be removed from office by the Mayor, but such removal shall not take place without the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the legislative authority.
The Director of Public Safety shall be the head of the Division of Police, the Division of Fire, the Division of Building Inspection, and, if established by Council, the Division of Health. The Director of Public Safety shall be charged with the duty of enforcing all police, health, safety and sanitary regulations that may be prescribed by ordinances or rules of the Municipality or the general laws of the State of Ohio. The Director of Public Safety shall perform such other duties, consistent with the office, as may be required by this Charter, by ordinance of the Council, or as directed by the Mayor.
(Amended 11-5-91; 11-7-95; 11-6-07)
The Director of Public Service shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the concurrence of a majority of the membership of the legislative authority, not to exceed the Mayor's term of office. The Director of Public Service may be removed from office by the Mayor, but such removal shall not take place without the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the legislative authority.
The Director of Public Service shall have charge of all public works and improvements and the construction thereof, and of all engineering and inspection in connection therewith, except as otherwise provided for in this Charter. The Director of Public Service shall be charged with the construction, improvement, repair and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, alleys, lanes, bridges, wharves, docks and breakwalls; of water mains, pumps, systems, pipes, purification and filtration plants, and the water distribution system; of sewers, sewerage systems, drains, ditches, culverts, streams, watercourses and harbors, and of all public buildings, cemeteries and other public places belonging to the Municipality or dedicated to public use, except as otherwise provided for in this Charter. The Director of Public Service shall manage and control cemeteries, market houses, sewage treatment plants, waterworks, and all public utilities of the Municipality owned or operated in whole or in part by the Municipality, and shall enforce all the obligations of privately owned or operated public utilities enforceable by the Municipality.
The Director of Public Service shall have charge of the making and preservation of all surveys, maps, plans, drawings and estimates for public work; the cleaning, resurfacing, repairing, sprinkling and lighting of streets and public places, except as otherwise provided for in this Charter; the collection and disposal of waste; and the preservation of all property belonging to the Municipality and pertaining to the functions thereof, except as otherwise provided for in this Charter. The Director of Public Service shall perform such other duties, consistent with the office, as may be required by this Charter, by ordinance of the Council, or as directed by the Mayor.
(Amended 11-8-66; 11-5-91; 11-7-95; 11-3-98)
Council shall appoint and may remove, by a majority vote, a Treasurer who shall be custodian of all Municipal funds, and shall keep the monies in such manner and in such place as is determined by Council. The Treasurer shall pay out money only on warrants issued by the Director of Finance. The office of Treasurer may not be combined with that of Clerk of Council nor that of the Director of Finance. All records of the Treasurer shall be kept in a place as provided by Council.
(Amended 11-7-95)