The city council of the City of Hamtramck may in its discretion establish a civil service system in the City, and for that purpose authorize the appointment of such civil service board or officers, assistants, and employees having such powers, duties, and responsibilities, and receiving such compensation as the city council shall determine.
In case of the establishment of such board, the council- and mayor-elect may by ordinance, prescribe such qualifications for the members and officers as the council shall see fit, and may in its discretion include within the scope of the authority of the civil service system all officers, deputies, assistants, police officers, fire fighters, and employees of the city other than the elective officers prescribed in this charter, and such officers and members of boards as are by the provisions of this charter prescribed to be appointed by the city council and mayor.