(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 the Police Chief may be removed without cause by the Council, by a vote of at least two-thirds 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 Chapter, 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. The Police Chief shall be under the general supervision and direction of the Mayor.