(A) There is hereby created the office of Ambulance Director who shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of this code and statutes of the state. He shall be the Director of the Ambulance Service of the city and shall perform such duties as are imposed upon him by law or ordinance, and in addition thereto, he shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Council or the Commissioner in charge of his Department. He shall receive such salary or compensation as the Council by resolution may direct. Before entering upon the duties of his office he shall take the oath prescribed for all city officers and enter into a bond in the penal sum of $1,000 with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the Council conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of his duties in office.
(B) The Director of Ambulance Service shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) He shall, in subordination to the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety, have the full management and control of the ambulance service of the city and all regulations and orders of said Department shall be promulgated through him. All members and officers of the Ambulance Service Department shall be subject to such rules and regulations as from time to time shall be prescribed by said Director of Ambulance Service with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety.
(2) He shall be responsible for obtaining personnel, including volunteer workers for the operation of the program.
(3) He shall submit monthly reports in writing to the Council of the state of the ambulance service, with such statistics and suggestions as he may deem advisable for the improvement of the service.
(4) He shall have charge of all the equipment assigned to him for the operation of the Department, including the maintenance thereof.
(5) When his term of office has expired, he shall turn over all records, files and all property in his possession in connection with said Department to his successor in office.
('71 Code, § 3-10-2) (Ord. 1840, passed 10-14-74)