SECTION 8.04.04. DIVISION OF FIRE.

   The Division of Fire shall consist of a Fire Chief and such other officers, firefighters and personnel as the Council shall deem necessary and advisable, all of whom shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Charter and the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission.

   The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor from a list of the top three candidates who have successfully passed a Civil Service examination and may be from the Division of Fire and/or from outside of the Division of Fire provided that in order to be eligible to take a test for the position of Fire Chief, all applicants shall hold or shall have held the position of a fire lieutenant or higher in a municipal corporation and shall have served in that capacity beyond any probationary period applicable to that position.

   As a condition of appointment, the Fire Chief shall be subject to the residence requirements set forth in Section 9.07 of this Charter.

   The Fire Chief shall, upon appointment, serve a probationary period of one year. Upon the termination of his or her service during a probationary period as Fire Chief, he or she shall, if appointed from the Division of Fire, revert to the civil service status held by him or her at the time of appointment to the position of Fire Chief. After service of the probationary period, he or she may only be removed from office for cause under Civil Service Rules and Regulations. (Amended May 3, 1988)