141.01 Composition.
141.02 Age limits for original appointment.
141.03 Structure and organization.
141.04 School crossing guards. (Repealed)
141.05 Furtherance of Justice Account.
141.06 Payment for off-duty employment in uniform.
141.07 Reserve Police Force.
141.08 Disposition of property.
141.09 Residency requirements.
141.10 Vehicular pursuit policy.
141.11 Police mutual aid.
141.12 Power to issue citations.
CROSS REFERENCES
City Administrator to supervise - see CHTR. Sec. 6.03(C)
Department may not be combined or abolished - see CHTR. Sec. 6.04(C)
Classified and unclassified service - see CHTR. Sec. 7.04
Appointment of employees - see CHTR. Sec. 7.04(E)
Police protection contracts - see Ohio R.C. 505.441, 737.04
Appointment of emergency patrolmen - see Ohio R.C. 737.10
General duties - see Ohio R.C. 737.11
Police and Firemen's Disability and Pension Fund - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 742
(a) The maximum personnel strength of the Police Department of the City shall be composed of the following officers and other employees, who shall receive such compensation as provided by Council:
(1) One chief
(2) Three lieutenants
(3) Six sergeants
(4) Twenty-one police officers
(5) Such other employees as are hired by the City Administrator and for whom compensation is provided by Council.
(b) When a vacancy occurs in the position of below the rank of sergeant, the City Administrator, at their discretion, may determine that for reasons of prudent fiscal management or departmental efficiency it is not advisable to appoint a replacement to fill the vacancy. Such a determination shall be conveyed to Council and Civil Service Commission in writing stating the reasons for the decision within ten days of the vacancy except that Council may by resolution overrule such decision and direct that the vacancy be filled in the customary manner from an eligibility list supplied by the Civil Service Commission. Such resolution by Council may be vetoed by the Mayor and then appropriately considered by Council upon motion to override the veto.
(c) Composition of the Police Department may include such other officers and personnel, or be changed from time to time, as determined by Council.
(Ord. 15-43. Passed 8-3-15.)
(a) No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment to the Police Department unless that person has reached the age of twenty-one on the effective date of their appointment. (Ord. 19-31. Passed 4-15-19.)
(b) No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment to the department when the person is thirty-five years of age or older, except for military veterans who possess a DD-214 that shows an honorable discharge and who may be thirty-nine years or younger, and no person can be declared disqualified as over age prior to these times.
(Ord. 14-60. Passed 7-21-14.)
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