(a) A Merit Commission is hereby established and shall consist of five (5) Commissioners as follows:
(1) One person appointed by the Mayor.
(2) Two (2) persons, who must be of different political parties, elected by the Common Council.
(3) Two (2) persons, who must be of different political parties, elected by the active police officers of the Police Department.
(4) For purposes of subsections (2) and (3), political affiliation shall be determined in accordance with I.C. 36-1-8-10.
(b) Each Commissioner must be at least twenty one (21) years of age, a resident of the City for a period of two (2) consecutive years immediately prior to his election and must be a person of good moral character, and must continue to have these qualifications throughout his term. A Commissioner shall not be an active employee, an active reserve officer, an active auxiliary, a former employee, a former reserve officer, a former auxiliary or a retiree of the Greenwood Police Department.
Also a Commissioner shall not be an active employee, an active reserve officer, an active auxiliary, a former reserve officer or a former auxiliary of a law enforcement department or agency, and only one (1) Commissioner at any given time may be a former police officer of a law enforcement department or agency other than Greenwood's. In addition, no person may serve on the Commission who receives any remuneration from the City, except for serving on the Commission.
(c) Each Commissioner shall take an oath of office to conscientiously discharge his duties, and a signed copy of the oath shall be filed with the Clerk. (Ord. 93-3, § 1, 6-21-93; Ord. 11-37, §1, 11-21-11)
Notes
| 25 | 25. I.C., 36-8-3.5-6, address the establishment and membership of the Merit Commission and the members' qualifications, appointment, and oaths. |