The Civil Service Commission shall consist of three electors of the City not holding other municipal office to be appointed by the Mayor to serve for terms of six years. At the time of any appointment not more than two members of the Commission shall be members of the same political party. A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner authorized for an original appointment.
The civil service of the City is hereby divided into the unclassified and classified service.
1. The unclassified service shall include:
a. All officers elected by the people.
b. All directors of departments.
c. The Clerk of Council.
d. The members of all boards and commissions appointed by the Mayor or Council.
e. Any temporary or part-time office or position.
f. Any position requiring qualifications of an expert.
g. Any person working as secretary to the Mayor or a Director.
2. The classified service shall comprise all positions not specifically included in the unclassified service.
The Civil Service Commission shall make rules for the appointment, promotion, transfer, lay-off, reinstatement, suspension and removal of persons in the classified service. Before any such rules or amendments thereof shall become effective, they shall be published in writing and an opportunity given for a public hearing thereon to be held after reasonable notice thereof has been given by the Commission.
The Commission shall provide rules for the procedure of the Commission, for standardization and classification of positions, for competitive and noncompetitive tests, for qualifications in meeting reasonable requirements as to age, sex, physical condition and moral character, for investigating and keeping a record of the efficiency of the personnel in the classified service and for requiring reports relative thereto from appointing authority, for such other rules as may be necessary and proper for the enforcement of the merit system and for appeals from the action of appointing authority in the case of transfer, reduction or removal. The action of the Commission on any such appeal shall be final.
The Commission shall report its proceedings to the Mayor or Council upon request, and shall make a report to the Mayor at the beginning of each fiscal year.
All persons who have been continuously employed in the service of the Municipality in the same or similar position, herein included in the classified
service for at least thirty days preceding the adoption of this Charter shall retain their positions until discharged, reduced, promoted, or transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Charter.