The Director of Public Safety shall be the head of the Department of Public Safety.
The Mayor, in addition to other duties of that office, shall be, and shall perform the duties of the Director of Public Safety until such time as Council shall determine that it is in the best interest of the Municipality to appoint some other person to that office. Upon making such determination, the Council shall declare the office of Director of Public Safety vacant and the Director of Public Safety, who may be a nonresident of this Municipality, shall then be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by Council.