The City Manager shall serve as the head of the Department of Public Safety, unless the Council shall create the position of Safety Director. If such position is created, the Safety Director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. The Safety Director may hold any other administrative office or position of employment with the Municipality, except that he or she shall not act as the City Engineer, Parks and Recreation Director, Chief of the Division of Police, Chief of the Division of Fire or Law Director.
The following divisions are established under the Department of Public Safety: a Division of Police, to be headed by a Police Chief; a Division of Fire, to be headed by a Fire Chief; and a Division of Building, Zoning and Housing Inspection, to be headed by a Chief Inspector. The Council may create a Division of Health and Welfare, or public health and welfare services may be provided in the manner now or hereafter provided or permitted by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Ohio. The Division of Police may include an Auxiliary Police Unit, and the Division of Fire may include full-time, part-time and volunteer personnel.