The Council shall act as the Civil Service Commission unless and until the Council shall, by a majority vote of all of its members, create a separate Civil Service Commission.
In the event of the creation of a separate Civil Service Commission by the Council, the Commission shall consist of three (3) persons appointed by the Mayor-President of Council with the advice and consent of the Council. The terms of the members of the Civil Service Commission shall be three (3) years; except that the term of one of the members of the first Civil Service Commission separately established by the Council shall be for one (1) year; one for two (2) years; and one for three (3) years; and thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years and shall continue in office until his successor is appointed.