There shall be a Personnel Appeals Board consisting of three (3) members, who shall be appointed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of Council. If no appointment is made within thirty (30) days of a vacancy, the Mayor shall appoint the member. Among the members first appointed, one shall serve for a term of three (3) years, one for a term of two (2) years, and the third for a term of one (1) year. The Council shall appoint a new member at the first regular session in January of each succeeding year for a term of three (3) years. The Council shall also make appointments of persons to fill any vacancy. Each member of the Personnel Appeals Board shall be a qualified elector, known to be in sympathy with the merit principle as applied to the civil service, shall neither hold nor be a candidate for any other public office or employment and shall not be a member of any local, State, or national committee of a political party or an officer in any partisan political club or organization, and shall not be a spouse/partner or immediate family member of an employee or elected official of the Municipality.
(Amended, eff. 12-30-93; amended, eff. 11-7-23)