The Police Department shall be headed by a Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Council by a vote of a majority of its members. The Chief of Police shall be directed and controlled by the Mayor. The Chief of Police shall be subject to discipline or removal for cause as follows: (i) while the Municipality is a Village, such discipline or removal shall be pursuant to the general laws of Ohio pertaining to members of police departments of general statutory plan villages, and (ii) when the Municipality becomes a City, the Chief of Police shall be in the classified service and shall be subject to the provisions of Divisions (B) and (C) of Section 8.01 of this Charter with respect to discipline or removal but not with respect to appointment to office, which appointment shall be governed by this Section. The Chief of Police and other members of the Police Department shall have such powers and duties as are provided by this Charter, the ordinances and resolutions of the Municipality, the general laws of Ohio and the lawful orders of the Mayor.
(Amended 11-2-10)