(A) All non-elected heads of departments and divisions of departments created by this Charter or by ordinance, the Village Administrator, City Administrator, as applicable (the “Administrator”) and all employees of Obetz shall be appointed and removed as provided in this Section 3.09 regardless of whether Obetz is a City or Village.
(B) The appointment and removal of the Administrator and all heads of departments and divisions shall be governed by this Division (B) as follows:
(1) The Mayor shall appoint heads of departments and divisions, and the Administrator.
(2) The Mayor may remove the Administrator without cause. The Mayor and the Council may remove the heads of departments and the heads of Divisions or Departments without cause. When the Mayor proposes to remove the head of a department or division, the Mayor shall send a written notice to the person sought to be removed and to the Council and vice versa. The removal shall be subject to the approval of Council by a vote of at least 5 members of the Council at an open public meeting of the Council. The vote to approve or reject removal of the person shall be made pursuant to a motion, a second, and a roll call vote.
(C) As long as Obetz has the status of a Village, the members of the police force of the Village may be removed only for the causes specified in the general laws of Ohio applicable to statutory plan villages. All newly hired police officers will be subject to a probationary period of one year.