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CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: LEGISLATIVE
TITLE V: ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 121 - DEPARTMENTS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 123 - OFFICE OF MAYOR
CHAPTER 125 - DEPARTMENT OF LAW
CHAPTER 127 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
CHAPTER 129 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
CHAPTER 131 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
CHAPTER 133 - DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
§ 135.01 Establishment; Duties of Director
§ 135.02 Monthly Crime Statistics Report to Council
§ 135.021 Annual Reports of the Safety Director
§ 135.03 Medical Reports and Fees
§ 135.04 Administrative Assistants
§ 135.041 Superintendent of Safety Buildings
§ 135.042 Reserved
§ 135.043 Notification of Sexual Offenders
§ 135.05 Injured or Disabled Firemen and Policemen
§ 135.06 Uniform and Equipment for Police and Fire Forces and Civilian Employees
§ 135.061 Uniform Allowances
§ 135.062 Police Promotional Uniform Allowances
§ 135.063 Uniform Maintenance Allowance
§ 135.064 Payment of Clothing Allowance
§ 135.065 Purchase of Firearms, Ammunition, Helmets, Tasers, and K-9 Police Dogs, for the Department of Public Safety
§ 135.07 Compulsory Retirement of Members of Police and Fire Forces
§ 135.071 Maximum Age for Original Appointment to the Divisions of Police and Fire
§ 135.08 Police Division Vacancies; Council Approval of Promotions
§ 135.09 Division of Police
§ 135.091 Expense Fund for Chief of Police
§ 135.092 Agreements with the State of Ohio to Receive Reimbursement for Police Training Programs
§ 135.10 Traffic Control Unit
§ 135.11 Use of the Division of Police’s Firing Range; Fee
§ 135.12 Police Escorts; Fee
§ 135.13 Disclosure of Police Use of Deadly Force Recordings
§ 135.14 Division of Police, Various Positions
§ 135.15 Secretary of Police
§ 135.16 Division of Animal Care and Control; Animal Control Officer; Spay and Neuter Clinic; Fee
§ 135.17 Acceptance of Gifts and Services for the Division of Animal Care and Control
§ 135.18 Special Revenue Fund Established for the Division of Animal Care and Control
§ 135.180 Expenditure of Donated Funds for the Division of Animal Care and Control
§ 135.181 Application for and Acceptance of Rewards under the BP Oil Shield Program
§ 135.19 Refusal to Obey Subpoena or Produce Evidence
§ 135.20 Special Policemen
§ 135.21 Division of Fire
§ 135.22 Reserved
§ 135.23 Secretary of Fire
§ 135.24 Fire Protection outside Territorial Limits
§ 135.25 Application for Fire Protection
§ 135.26 Intermunicipal Fire Protection Agreements
§ 135.27 Other Fire Protection Agreements
§ 135.28 Fee for Fire Protection
§ 135.29 Renewal of Fire Protection Agreements
§ 135.30 Providing Fire Protection to Other Political Subdivisions Upon Authorization of the Director of Public Safety or His or Her Designee
§ 135.31 Location and Assignment of Fire Companies
§ 135.32 Fire Division Working Hours
§ 135.33 Division of Emergency Medical Service
§ 135.331 Duties of Commissioner of Emergency Medical Service
§ 135.332 Emergency Medical Service Charges; Fees
§ 135.34 Police and Fire Forces Wearing Uniforms at Polling Places
§ 135.35 Fire Communication Service for Hospitals, Nursing Homes
§ 135.36 Physical Examination for All Ranks of Police
§ 135.37 Annual Police In-service Training Program
§ 135.38 Attendance Records for In-service Training Program
§ 135.39 Personnel Counselor; Duties and Functions
§ 135.40 Using Services of Local Colleges and Universities
§ 135.41 Medical Assistance to Victims of Sexual Assault
§ 135.42 Contracts for Towing, Storage and Disposal of Impounded Motor Vehicles
§ 135.43 Employment of Licensed Medical Professionals
§ 135.44 Safety Reports and Fees
§ 135.45 Motor Vehicle Lease Agreements
§ 135.46 Veterinary Services Agreements
§ 135.47 Emergency Medical Service Clinical Agreements
§ 135.471 College Credit for Police and Fire Personnel
§ 135.48 Charge for County Prisoners Held in City Jail Facilities - Repealed
§ 135.49 Agreements with Cuyahoga County for Shared Use of Criminal Justice-Oriented Information Systems
§ 135.50 Application and Acceptance of Annual Marine Patrol Grant
§ 135.501 Application and Acceptance of Annual Drug Abuse Resistance Education Grant
§ 135.51 Collection of Fees for Training Classes Conducted by the Department of Public Safety
§ 135.52 Rental of Site and Purchase of Refreshments and Mementos for Safety Programs and Events
§ 135.53 Safety Department Call Histories
§ 135.531 Agreements to Share Crime and Safety Information with Residents and Solicit Access and Store Home Camera Footage and Images
§ 135.54 Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS)
§ 135.55 Jail Population Reduction Project - Repealed
§ 135.56 Third Grade Safety Belt Program
§ 135.57 Division of Correction; Duties of Commissioner - Repealed
§ 135.58 Reimbursement for Confinement Costs - Repealed
§ 135.59 Inmate Labor - Repealed
§ 135.60 Contracts with Governments for Care of Persons at Institutions - Repealed
§ 135.61 Home Detention Program; Contract Authority - Repealed
§ 135.62 Uniforms for Correctional Officers - Repealed
§ 135.63 Uniform Maintenance Allowances for the Division of Correction - Repealed
§ 135.64 Treatment of Indigent Alcoholics, Drug Addicts - Repealed
§ 135.65 Correctional Officer Training - Repealed
§ 135.66 Purchase of Clothing, Bedding, and Shoes for Inmates - Repealed
§ 135.67 Purchase of Prescription and Non- prescription Drugs for Inmates - Repealed
§ 135.68 Acceptance of Gifts and Services for the Division of Correction - Repealed
§ 135.69 Establishment of Special Accounts for the Division of Correction - Repealed
§ 135.70 Expenditure of Donated Funds for the Division of Correction - Repealed
§ 135.99 Penalty
CHAPTER 137 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 138 - DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND HOUSING
CHAPTER 139 - DEPARTMENT OF PORT CONTROL
CHAPTER 141 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER 143: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
CHAPTER 144 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 145 - DEPARTMENT ON AGING
CHAPTER 147 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 148 - DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
TITLE VII: JUDICIAL
TITLE IX: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
TITLE XI: EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION
TITLE XIII: FISCAL MANAGEMENT
TITLE XV: PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS
TITLE XVII: TAXATION
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
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§ 135.332 Emergency Medical Service Charges; Fees
   (a)   The Commissioner of Emergency Medical Service shall establish and charge a fee for each of the following ambulance services:
      (1)   Basic Life Support;
      (2)   Advanced Life Support; and
      (3)   Advanced Life Support II.
   (b)   The Commissioner may adjust, establish and charge additional fees for other services rendered, according to federal and State reimbursement fee schedules, not to exceed the City’s cost.
   (c)   Any fee established under this section shall be published in the City Record and become effective ten (10) days following the date first published, or at such later date as provided by the Commissioner of Emergency Medical Service. All members of City Council shall be notified of any changes to fees established under this section.
(Ord. No. 600-10. Passed 6-7-10, eff. 6-11-10)
§ 135.34 Police and Fire Forces Wearing Uniforms at Polling Places
   No member of the Division of Police or the Division of Fire shall wear any uniform or part thereof, or any badge or other insignia which is prescribed by the Director of Public Safety as the official uniform or equipment for such members of the police and fire forces, within five hundred (500) feet of any polling place during the time of voting at any election in the City, except for the purpose of voting at his or her assigned polling place or while performing his or her official duties.
(Ord. No. 628-76. Passed 5-24-76, eff. 5-29-76)
§ 135.35 Fire Communication Service for Hospitals, Nursing Homes
   (a)   The Director of Public Safety shall, on request of the responsible agent, authorize the direct connection of a local fire protective signaling system with the Municipal Fire Division signal system to transmit an alarm from hospitals, and nursing homes located within the City.
   (b)   Cost of equipment, installation and maintenance thereof required for direct connection shall be borne by the recipient of the Municipal fire alarm service, except that the Division of Fire shall install and maintain at its expense a receiving console.
(Ord. No. 1017-76. Passed 7-19-76, eff. 7-21-76)
§ 135.36 Physical Examination for All Ranks of Police
   Each member of the uniform ranks in the Division of Police shall be required to undergo a complete and thorough physical examination by the police surgeon at least once every year. The police surgeon is required to keep a written record of the results of his or her examination and to report to the Director of Public Safety any physical or mental disabilities, or impairments, which in his or her professional medical opinion, prevent any member of the uniform ranks from performing his or her assigned tasks, or which might in all probability tend to cause any such member to injure himself, herself or others or otherwise cause him or her to become physically or mentally disabled. The police surgeon may refer members of the Division of Police to such medical specialists whom in his or her opinion are necessary to determine the physical and mental capabilities of such members.
   The Director of Public Safety shall take appropriate action in cases of physical or mental disability or impairment, as is within his or her authority and according to his or her lawful duty.
(Ord. No. 968-77. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)
§ 135.37 Annual Police In-service Training Program
   There is hereby authorized and established an annual in-service training program within the Police Academy, Division of Police, containing a maximum forty (40) hours curricula, reflecting the activities and duties relating to each separate rank within the Division of Police.
   The curricula and instruction shall be established by experts in their respective fields, outside of the ranks of the Division of Police, and may include private guest lecturers and instructors. Such curricula may also contain any printed, graphic or electrically produced material.
   The curricula and instruction, within each respective rank, shall be free of cultural, racial, and sexual bias and shall be job-related.
   In addition, such course instruction shall include, but not limited to, such subjects as community relations, individual and group psychology, crowd control, race relations, proper procedures in evidence gathering and preservation, basic legal instruction regarding constitutional law and laws relating to apprehension and arrest of persons and the lawful obtaining of evidence, and such other job-related skill training and skill upgrading in basic police crime prevention and detection techniques, utilizing the latest available and most effective police science techniques.
   Whenever possible, such curricula and instruction shall include innovative pilot projects and programs, approved by the Director of Public Safety, with emphasis in the areas of crime prevention, and detection, including but not limited to the use of police personnel in plain clothes or undercover capacities, especially in the areas of violent crimes against the person and all drug related offenses.
   Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the establishment of any program of higher education for police personnel with any recognized institution of higher learning.
(Ord. No. 1126-75. Passed 7-25-77, eff. 8-1-77)
§ 135.38 Attendance Records for In-service Training Program
   The Department of Public Safety shall keep records, according to rank for all police personnel, indicating proper attendance as required in Section 135.37 in such annual in-service training program. Such program as established in Section 135.37 may be supplemental to the requirements of the peace officers training council, or may be submitted to the peace officers training council for its approval, under RC Chapter 109.
(Ord. No. 1126-75. Passed 7-25-77, eff. 8-1-77)
§ 135.39 Personnel Counselor; Duties and Functions
   There is hereby established, within the office of the Director of Public Safety a position to be known as Personnel Counselor. It shall be the duty of such Personnel Counselor to work with the Civil Service Commission in setting up standards and criteria for the measurement and rating of on the job performance of each uniformed member of the Division of Police, together with a psychological evaluation of the individual’s ability to perform the tasks presently assigned to him or her.
   In addition, such Personnel Counselor shall personally interview each member of the uniform ranks, at least once in every two (2) year period, to evaluate the personal attitudes, difficulties and strengths of such personnel, so as to offer advice and assistance to such personnel as relates to his or her on- the-job performance and to make recommendations to the Director of Public Safety as to the proper job assignment of such personnel, to maximize the proper utilization of manpower in the Division of Police.
   The Personnel Counselor shall keep written records of his or her evaluations and reports, which records shall be kept confidential and not open to public inspection; provided however such information as is obtained by such Personnel Counselor may be utilized in any authorized study or report, without using the name of any individual member of the Division of Police.
   The Personnel Counselor may be a person assigned from the uniformed ranks or outside of the uniform ranks, but shall possess at least an undergraduate degree, from a recognized college or university, in the field of psychology or personnel psychology. The status within the uniform ranks, if appointed from the uniform ranks to the position of Personnel Counselor, and while serving therein, shall remain unchanged and no vacancy shall accrue to the uniform ranks thereby. Notwithstanding the compensation fixed by this section, the Personnel Counselor shall not acquire any rights to promotion other than such rights to promotion which apply to the rank held at the time of appointment as Personnel Counselor.
   The annual compensation to be fixed by the Director of Public Safety shall be within the schedule of compensation hereby established:
 
Minimum
Maximum
Personnel Counselor
$18,000.00
$21,000.00
 
(Ord. No. 1126-75. Passed 7-25-77, eff. 8-1-77)
§ 135.40 Using Services of Local Colleges and Universities
   In carrying out and implementing the provisions of Section 135.37, the Director of Public Safety shall actively seek out, utilize and establish a working plan and program with any local college or university in establishing an in-service training program and also to further the education of members of the uniform ranks in the Division of Police either by setting up new or utilizing existing programs of education, leading to courses in or a degree in a field of education relating directly or indirectly to police work. For purposes of such continuing and further education, the Director of Public Safety may rely on recommendations of the Personnel Counselor as to those members of the Division of Police who would reasonably appear to benefit from a program of continuing or further education at local colleges or universities, beyond the level of in-service training programs. Provided, however, that no member of the uniform ranks of the Division of Police shall be discriminated against in selection as a candidate for continuing or further education, beyond the in-service training program, at a local college or university on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, ethnic group or Vietnam-era or disabled veteran status.
(Ord. No. 1445-13. Passed 11-17-14, eff. 11-19-14)
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