(a) Once the department is formed, the mayors in cities of the second class and incorporated towns shall have the power to appoint and remove the director of the department of public safety, unless the city or town council shall vote by a two-thirds majority of the total membership of the council to override the mayor's action.
(b) Upon the creation of the department, the existing police department or the city or town marshal's office and the existing fire department shall be abolished and transferred to the department of public safety.
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