There shall be a Personnel Board consisting of three (3) members appointed by the Council for terms of three years. Members of the first Board shall be appointed for terms of one, two and three years, respectively. Thereafter, all members of the Board shall be appointed for the full three year term. Any vacancy occurring during the term of any member shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the Council.
Each member of the Board shall be a qualified elector of the City known to be knowledgeable with the merit principle of public employment; shall neither hold nor be a candidate for any other public office nor be employed by the City; and shall not be an officer of any local, state, or national political party, or of any partisan political organization.