The Department of Public Safety shall be headed by the Director of Public Safety.
(a) Appointment, Term, Removal and Qualifications. The Director shall be a full-time employee appointed by the Mayor, which appointment and term shall be governed by Charter Art. III, §5(a). The Director of Public Safety may also serve as the Director of Public Service, if so appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor may remove the Director with the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of Council eligible to vote.
(b) Duties. The Director of Public Safety shall have charge of the Department of Public Safety. The Director shall make all the necessary rules and regulations for the governance of the Department and the divisions thereof. She or he shall be charged with the duty of enforcing all police, fire, safety, health and sanitary regulations that may be prescribed by ordinances of the City or, when applicable, the general laws of Ohio. The Director of Public Safety shall be the head of the Division of Fire, the Division of Police and the Division of Building. (Ord. 2022-2. Passed 1-4-22.)