(A) The Chief of the Fire Department shall be appointed annually by the Council. Members of the Department may recommend to the Council a nominee for appointment by submitting the same in writing to the Council prior to February 1 of each year. The Chief of the Fire Department shall appoint each year the Assistant Chief, the Secretary and the Treasurer, subject to confirmation by the Council. The Chief of the Fire Department, the Assistant Chief, the Secretary and the Treasurer shall hold office for one year and until the successor has been duly appointed or qualified. The above named officers may be removed by the Council for cause and after a public hearing.
(B) Fire fighters and probationary fire fighters shall be appointed by the members of the Department, subject to confirmation by the Council. Fire fighters shall continue as members of the Department during good behavior, and may be removed by the Council only for cause and after a public hearing.
(’77 Code, § 203.02)