The Mayor shall appoint a Public Safety Director who shall have all powers and duties accorded to a city director of public safety under Ohio Revised Code §§ 737.01 - 737.14 and §§ 737.21 - 737.99 as presently codified or hereafter amended and the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio now or hereafter in effect. The Public Safety Director need not be a resident of the Municipality at the time of appointment, but shall become a resident thereof within six months of appointment unless such residence requirement is waived by ordinance.
In accordance with Ohio Revised Code §§ 737.04 - 737.14 as presently codified or hereafter amended and the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio now or hereafter in effect, Council shall establish, as subdivisions of the Department of Public Safety, a Police Department and a Fire Department. The Chief of Police and the Fire Chief shall each be selected in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Service laws of the State of Ohio as amended, and both Chiefs shall have all powers and duties accorded to their respective positions by Ohio Revised Code §§ 737.06 and 737.09 as presently codified or hereafter amended and the Constitution and the general laws of the State of Ohio now or hereafter in effect. The Public Safety Director shall be the executive head of the Police and Fire Departments.