(a) Membership. Within ten (10) days after the election and qualification of City Council, it shall appoint three (3) electors, who shall constitute the Civil Service Commission, one (1) for two (2) years, one (1) for four (4) years, and one (1) for six (6) years, who shall serve until their successors are appointed and have qualified. Any vacancy in the Civil Service Commission shall be filled by the City Council for the unexpired term. City Council may at any time remove any of said Civil Service Commission members for misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, first having given said Commission member an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel in his own defense.
(b) Powers and Duties. The Civil Service Commission shall serve without compensation, and its duties shall be to enforce the provisions of the Civil Service Law with respect to all offices and places of employment in the City. It shall make such rules for the proper performance of its duties as it shall find necessary and expedient, and as are not inconsistent with the Civil Service Law.
(c) Secretary of Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission may appoint a Secretary who shall keep minutes of its proceedings and records of its examinations, make investigations concerning enforcement of Civil Service Laws and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Civil Service Commission.
(Amended 11-7-2000)