Ohio Rev. Code § 5139.19
Subject to the rules of the department of youth services, each institution and community regional office under the jurisdiction of the department shall be under the control of a managing officer to be known as a superintendent or by other appropriate title. Such managing officer shall be appointed by the director of the department and shall be in the unclassified service and serve at the pleasure of the director. Each managing officer appointed under this section may, subject to the approval of the director, appoint an assistant managing officer and deputy managing officers, all of whom shall be in the unclassified civil service. Subject to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, the director shall appoint the necessary employees and may remove such employees for cause.
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