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141.01 DEPAR'TMENT AND POSITIONS ESTABI,ISHED. (a) There is hereby established a Fire Department for the Municipality. (b) The Fire Department shall consist of a full-time Chief, three full-time Lieutenants, full- time firemen, and not more than thirty part-time firemen. (c) Full-time service shall require not less than forty hours of service per week, as scheduled by the Chief. Part-time service shall include payment to part-time personnel for all fire calls, emergency calls, fire station duty and drills. Fire drills shall not exceed forty-eight in any calendar year. (d) The Chief shall certify the performance of all part-time service by part-time firemen to the Finance Director. (e) All fire calls and emergency calls shall be deemed to commence and terminate at the time appearing in the Fire Department log. (fl The Finance Director is authorized to compensate all part-time Fire Department personnel, as may be authorized from time to time by ordinance upon receipt of the certification prescribed by subsection (d) hereof. (g) All appointments or removal of any member of the Fire Department shall be pursuant to the Charter, Village Ordinances and applicable rules of the Civil Service Commission or the Ohio Revised Code in the absence of applicable rules. (h) No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment as a full-time firefighter ui the Fire Deparhnent, unless the person is at least eighteen (18) years of age and no older than thirtv-two (32) years of ag;e or so long as not over fortv-one (41) vears of age, provided the person has prior service as a firefighter and qualifies as Ueing a member of the Ohio Police and Fireman's Disability and Pension Fund and provided that such service and membership has been continuous since the firefighter attained tlurty-two (32) years of age. 141.02 APPOINTMENT OF FULL-TIME CgIIEF; DUTIES. Commencing January 1, 1975, the office of Chief of the Fire Department shall become a full-time position. The Mayor is authorized to name and appoint the Chief of the Fire Deparhnent. The Chief of the Fire Department shall have supervision and charge of the operations and all other members of the Fire Deparhnent. EXiiIBIT I I A