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Exhibit A. CHAPTER 139 Department of Public Safety 139.01 Establishment. 139.02 Director of Public Safety. 139.03 Administrative Secretary to the Director of Public Safety. 139.04 Division of Police. 139.05 Division of Fire. 139.99 Composition and organization of the Department of Public Safety. 139.01 ESTABLISHMENT. Pursuant to the authority of the Charter, Article V Section 1, there is hereby established the Department of Public Safety. The staffing of the Department of Public Safety is hereby established and is reflected in the organizational chart for the Department of Public Safety contained in Section 139.99, which is incorporated herein as if fully rewritten. 139.02 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY. The Department of Public Safety shall be headed by the Director of Public Safety. (a) Appointment, Term, Removal and Qualifications. The Director shall be a full-time employee appointed by the Mayor, which appointment and term shall be governed by Charter Art. III, §5(a). The Director of Public Safety may also serve as the Director of Public Service, if so appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor may remove the Director with the concurrence of two- thirds (2/3) of the members of Council eligible to vote. (b) Duties. The Director of Public Safety shall have charge of the Department of Public Safety. He shall make all the necessary rules and regulations for the governance of the Department and the divisions thereof. He shall be charged with the duty of enforcing all police, fire, safety, health and sanitary regulations that may be prescribed by ordinances of the City or, when applicable, the general laws of Ohio. The Director of Public Safety shall be the head of the Division of Fire and the Division of Police. 139.03 ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY. There is hereby created the position of Administrative Secretary to the Director of Public Safety, which shall be appointed by and be answerable to the Director of Public Safety. The Administrative Secretary shall be the secretary to the Director, and shall provide clerical and secretarial services to the Director. The Administrative Secretary shall also provide such other services and perform such other duties consistent with the position as may be required by the Director.