{"data":{"id":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12101.1","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"11 Pa.C.S. § 12101.1","heading":"Appointment and demotion of fire chief.","body":"The mayor, by and with approval and consent of council, shall appoint the fire chief who may be demoted without cause but not to any rank lower than the rank which the fire chief held within the fire bureau at the time of designation as fire chief. In the event that no qualified employee of the fire bureau has applied for the appointment, the fire chief shall be appointed by the mayor, by and with approval and consent of council, from outside the ranks.","path":["Title 11 - CITIES","PART V THIRD CLASS CITIES","CHAPTER 121 FIRE BUREAU"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=11\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=121\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=1","current_through":"2025-03-10 (Statute Update stamp, 11 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:53Z","sha256":"c451a0539d68ae65605a66736af2d0a827c0b5e639d7c4b91471b4b4cdb8ab00","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12101","next":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}