Section 10.04 Chief of Fire Division.

   (A)    Appointment by the Mayor to the position of Chief of the Fire Division shall be made from among those officers in the Division then holding the grade next lowest to the Chief of the Fire Division and having not less than two (2) years of service in that grade. Provided: if there are less than three individuals eligible who have the necessary service in the grade next lowest to the Chief, then all individuals in the second lowest grade from the Chief who have at least two (2) years service in such grade shall also be eligible for appointment.

   (B)   An individual appointed by the Mayor to the position of Chief of the Fire Division and thereafter removed from that position by the Mayor shall be entitled to reappointment in the classified service of the Division in the grade held at the time of his appointment as Chief with full rights of seniority and tenure, including the time served as Chief of the Fire Division.