(A) (1) With the exception of the officers listed in § 242.01, all city officers shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of Council. Whenever a vacancy occurs in any office provided for in division (B) hereof, the Mayor shall present to Council, within 30 days of the occurrence creating the vacancy, the name of the appointee to the office, or shall, within the 30 days, inform Council of a temporary appointment, if such is the case. No person may be appointed to or temporarily hold any office provided for in division (B) hereof unless and until the person:
(a) Has earned a high school diploma or the equivalent;
(b) Is not in arrears in the payment of any tax or other indebtedness due to the city; and
(c) Is not indicted for nor has been convicted of, in any court located in the United States, and still serving the sentence for any infamous crime, bribery, perjury or other felony involving the characteristics of dishonesty, falsehood or fraud.
(2) Division (A)(1)(a) shall not apply to a person who is being appointed to an office which he or she held with the city prior to January 1, 2004.
(B) Appointed city officers shall include the following:
(1) Administrative Assistant to the City Attorney;
(2) Administrative Assistant (to the Mayor’s Department);
(3) Administrative Assistant (to the City Administrator’s Department);
(4) Assistant Fire Chief;
(5) Associate City Attorney;
(6) Building Director;
(7) Chaplains, Police and Fire Departments (two);
(8) City Administrator;
(9) City Attorney;
(10) City Prosecutor;
(11) Deputy Fire Chiefs (four);
(12) Deputy Police Chief;
(13) Director of Community Development;
(14) Director of Information Technology;
(15) Director of Finance;
(16) Director of Public Works;
(17) Fire Chief;
(18) Police Chief;
(19) Recreation Director;
(20) Emergency Management/NIM's Compliance Coordinator;
(21) Fire Battalion Chief;
(22) Police Division Commanders (four);
(23) Library Director;
(24) Assistant Finance Director; and
(25) Any other officers that Council may consider necessary and expedient and provide for by ordinance.
(Ord. 85-16, passed 7-8-1985; Ord. 98-14, passed 4-28-1998; Ord. 98-41, passed 12-22-1998; Ord. 04-01, passed 1-27-2004; Ord. 04-10, passed 4-13-2004; Ord. 07-10, passed 2- -2007; Ord. 07-45, passed 7-24-2007; Ord. 07-72, passed 12-18-2007; Ord. 08-07, passed 2-12-2008; Ord. 08-37, passed 5-27-2008; Ord. 09-20, passed 5-26-2009; Ord. 09-21, passed 6-9-2009; Ord. 09-25, passed 6-23-2009; Ord. 11-42, passed 11-22-2011; Ord. 13-10, passed 3-26-2013; Ord. 17-14, passed 4-25-2017; Ord. 23-30, passed 12-12-2023)