§ 98-152. Hiring and firing authority; qualifications of chief of corrections.

(a)

The chief of corrections is the hiring and firing authority in the department of corrections, subject to applicable rules and regulations.

(b)

In addition to the general qualifications set out in Charter, appendix IV, section 3(a), the chief of corrections shall have the following qualifications:

(1)

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree and one year of graduate study in penology, criminal justice, public administration or in a closely related field and three years supervisory experience prison administration, correctional facilities maintenance and management, or in a related area; or

(2)

Eight years of experience at a supervisory level which included five years in the areas specified above; or

(3)

Any equivalent combination of the above.

(Code 1977, § 11-5001(a); Ord. No. 1995-07, § 17, 3-8-95; Ord. No. 2002-71, § 71, 9-16-02)