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All moneys accepted under Section 135.17 shall be placed to the credit of the Division of Animal Care and Control in a special revenue fund. The moneys deposited in the special revenue fund shall be expended for the benefit of the Division of Animal Care and Control at the discretion of the Director of Public Safety, or in the manner and for the specific purpose named in the gift.
(Ord. No. 1572-14. Passed 12-8-14, eff. 12-10-14)
Expenditures from accounts shall be made on vouchers signed by the Director of Public Safety, or his or her designee, when the amount is less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00); otherwise such expenditure shall first be authorized by ordinance of Council in the manner provided in Charter Section 108. No part of any funds credited to the accounts shall be paid to or for the benefit of any officer or employee, either as additional compensation or as reimbursement for expenses incurred, or paid for purposes other than those directly benefiting the Division of Animal Care and Control or in any manner other than that applicable to the expenditure of other public funds, unless the payment is specifically provided for in the terms of the gift or authorized by resolution or ordinance of Council.
(Ord. No. 1572-14. Passed 12-8-14, eff. 12-10-14)
The Director of Public Safety is authorized to apply for and accept any reward in the nature of money, property or services to which the Division of Police may be entitled under the BP Oil Company Shield Program. The Director is further authorized to file all papers and execute all documents necessary to receive the rewards. Any such reward shall be used for the benefit of the Division of Police, unconditionally or limited by such conditions as the donor may impose, and any such reward monies are hereby appropriated for the benefit of the Division of Police and for the purposes specified by the donor. The Director shall report the acceptance of any such reward to the Clerk of Council.
(Ord. No. 1703-91. Passed 7-24-91, eff. 7-31-91)
No person shall refuse to obey any subpoena issued under the authority of Charter Section 115-3, nor refuse to produce books, papers or other evidence required by the Police Review Board, or a committee or person authorized by it.
(Ord. No. 1256-99. Passed 7-14-99, eff. 7-14-99)
(a) The Director of Public Safety is authorized to commission as policemen and policewomen, for a specified time but not to exceed six (6) months for any one (1) commission:
(1) Such employees of the City as have the care and custody of public property.
(2) Such persons as may be needed to transport and guard prisoners committed to penal institutions of this State for violation of the ordinances of the City.
(b) The Director shall prescribe such uniform and badge or distinguishing mark for such policemen or policewomen as he or she may see fit. All persons so commissioned shall have full police powers as prescribed by law.
(Ord. No. 67506. Passed 12-28-25)
There is hereby established a Division of Fire in the Department of Public Safety to be administered and controlled by a Fire Chief, subject to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the City, and to the direction of the Director of Public Safety.
(a) The Division of Fire shall comprise the fire force of the City and shall consist of the ranks set forth in the table below and not more persons per rank than are designated in such table. Designation of the number of persons in each rank constitutes the maximum authorized strength for the ranks and does not require, and shall not be construed as requiring, the appointment of the number of officers so designated, or of any specific lesser number. All members of the fire force shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety unless otherwise provided by Charter.
Rank
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Not to Exceed
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Rank
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Not to Exceed
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Fire Chief | 1 |
Assistant Fire Chief | 7 |
Battalion Chief | 32 |
Captain | 78 |
Lieutenant | 173* |
Firefighter | 1500 |
* plus ten (10) lieutenant positions to be filled only in accordance with the settlement agreement in Luke v. City of Cleveland, U.S.District Court Case No. 1:02 CV 1225. | |
(b) No person holding any of the above ranks in the Division of Fire shall perform any work which is of the same nature as, or included within the duties of, any other classified employee of the City, except as is immediately necessary incident thereto.
(c) The provisions of Section 171.05 to the contrary notwithstanding, commencing January 1, 1981, the Fire Chief shall not be entitled to compensation in money for hours worked on a holiday, or in excess of eight (8) hours per day, or in excess of forty (40) hours during any work week.
(Ord. No. 505-06. Passed 3-20-06, eff. 3-24-06)
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