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| Department
of Public Safety |
Edward FitzGerald , Mayor
Chief Timothy J. Malley, Division of Police
Chief Lawrence Mroz, Division of Fire
Edward F. Fitzgerald, Project Administrator for New Lakewood
12650 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
(216) 521-7580
Emergency Fire/Police: 911 |
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The Department of Public Safety
is established by the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood,
Article IV, Section 1. The organization of the department is set out in
Article VI, Section 1, which states that the Department of Public Safety
shall be organized under at least three divisions, which include:
A. Division of Police.
B. Division of Fire.
C. Division of Housing and Building.
Council may establish other divisions within the Department.
Article IV, Section 2 establishes the duties of the director, stating
that “unless Council creates the office of Director of Public Safety
and establishes the salary of such officer, the Mayor shall be ex officio
the Director of Public Safety…(and) shall enforce all police, fire,
health, safety, and sanitary regulations that may be prescribed by ordinances
or rules of the City or by general law.”
The Divisions of Police and Fire are under the charge of a chief and the
Division of Housing and Building is directed by the Assistant Director
of Public Safety for Housing and Building, appointed by the Mayor. The
chiefs have exclusive control of assignment of duties and stationing of
all other officers and employees of their respective divisions, under
such rules and regulations as the Director of Public Safety may prescribe. |
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