(A) There is hereby created a Department of Police to be headed by a Police Chief. The Police Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Council by a vote of at least a majority of its members. The Police Chief shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and the Council and may be removed without cause by the Mayor with the approval of the Council by a vote of at least a majority of its members; or he may be removed without cause by the Council, by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of its members without the consent of the Mayor.
(B) The powers, duties and functions of the Police Chief and the members and the organization of the Department of Police shall be as provided in this Charter, by the ordinances and resolutions of the municipality and the general laws of Ohio, to the extent the general laws are not inconsistent with the Charter or the ordinances and resolutions of the municipality.
(C) All full-time regular police officers shall be appointed by the Mayor and subject to approval by Council upon the recommendation of the Police Chief for a probationary term of at least six months. Upon successful completion of the probationary term, the Mayor upon recommendation of the Police Chief and approval by Council shall appoint such police officers as permanent members of the Police Department. Thereafter, they shall be subject to removal from employment only in the manner provided by law.
(D) All part-time or special police officers and all other persons employed in the Police Department shall be appointed by the Mayor upon the recommendation of the Police Chief for an indefinite term.
(Amended 11-7-95.)