(a) Subject to the orders and directions of the Director of Public Safety, the Chief of the Division of Fire shall be responsible for the organization and supervision of the Division of Fire. Included within the supervisory authority of the Chief shall be firefighters of all ranks, whether part-time or full-time, and any secretaries assigned to the Division. The Chief shall also perform all duties and exercise all authority granted to the Chief in the Willowick Codified Ordinances, the Ohio Revised Code, and the Ohio Administrative Code.
(b) Pursuant to the Charter, the Chief is in the classified service of the City. Vacancies in the position shall be filled first by competitive examination and assessment of eligible Captains and Lieutenants in the Willowick Fire Department conducted by the Civil Service Commission. If less than two internal candidates sit for the examination for the position, or if all internal candidates on the eligibility list decline the appointment, individuals from outside the employ of the City of Willowick shall be eligible to take the competitive examination and assessment for, and subsequently appointed to, the position of Chief.
(c) There shall be no maximum age limitation on an individual appointed to the position of Chief of the Division of Fire.
(d) In all respects not in conflict herewith, the rules of the Civil Service Commission shall apply.
(Ord. 2024-18. Passed 4-16-24.)