The Chief of the Fire Department and the Assistant Chiefs shall be elected annually by the members of the Department. The Chief shall be confirmed by the Council. Each shall hold office for 1 year and until his or her successor has been duly elected, except that he or she may be removed by the Council for cause after a public hearing, or he or she may be removed by the members pursuant to the by-laws of the Department. Firefighters and probationary firefighters shall be appointed by the members of the Department. All new members of the Department shall be confirmed by the Council. Firefighters shall continue as members of the Department during good behavior and may be removed for cause by the Council.
(Prior Code, § 30-27)