The Director of Public Safety shall be appointed by the City Manager subject to confirmation by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to Council; shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager and may be removed by the City Manager subject to such removal being confirmed by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to Council. The Director of Public Safety shall be the head of the Division of Police and the Division of Fire, or the Division of Police and Fire if such a combined division is established as provided in Section 1 of this Article, and such other divisions as shall be established and placed within the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety by Council by ordinance; shall make all necessary rules and regulations for the government of the Department of Public Safety and the several divisions thereof, subject to the approval of the City Manager, and shall be charged with the duty of enforcing all police, health, safety and sanitary regulations that may be prescribed by ordinance or rules of the Municipality or the laws of the State of Ohio. The Director of Public Safety shall perform such other duties, consistent with the office, as may be required by this Charter, by ordinance or resolution of Council, or as directed by the City Manager.
(Amended November 2, 2010)