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CHAPTER 131
   Department of Safety
131.01   Police Division; composition and control.
131.02   Original appointment.
131.03   Chief of Police.
131.04   Fire Division; composition and control.
131.05   Chief of Fire Division.
131.06   Emergency patrolmen and firefighters.
131.07   General duties of Police and Fire Divisions.
131.08   Division of Building Inspection and Zoning Administration.
131.09   Jurisdiction outside the City.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Department created - see CHTR. 5.01
Department of Safety - see CHTR. 5.07
 
 
131.01 POLICE DIVISION; COMPOSITION AND CONTROL.
   The Police Department shall be composed of a Chief of Police, appointed by the City Manager, and such other officers and personnel as may be authorized by Council.
(Ord. 2023-33. Passed 3-23-23.)
131.02 ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT.
   Any person twenty-one years of age or older may receive an original appointment to the Police Department providing that he or she meets the physical requirements necessary to perform the duties of a policeman or policewoman as established by the Civil Service Commission.
(Ord. 1971-19. Passed 5-18-71; Ord. 1980-6. Passed 1-22-80.)
131.03 CHIEF OF POLICE.
   The Chief of Police shall have exclusive control of the stationing and transferring of all patrolmen and other officers and employees in the Police Division, under such general rules and regulations as the Director of Safety prescribes.
(Ord. 1980-6. Passed 1-22-80.)
131.04 FIRE DIVISION; COMPOSITION AND CONTROL.
   The Fire Division shall be composed of a Chief, appointed by the City Manager, and such other officers, volunteer firefighters, and employees as provided by ordinance. The Director of Safety shall have the exclusive management and control over such other secretaries, clerks, and employees as are provided by ordinance or resolution of the Council. Neither this section nor any section of this Code or the Ohio Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, that the Fire Chief be a resident of the City.
(Ord. 1980-6. Passed 1-22-80.)
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