Sec. 227 Establishment of Civil Service Commission; composition; appointments; terms; qualifications.
   There shall be established a Civil Service Commission for the purpose of administering the provisions of the civil service system prescribed in this article. The Commission shall consist of three qualified and registered electors of the City of Southgate and who, while in office, shall not hold any other City office or City employment and shall not serve on any Municipal political committee or take part in the management of any Municipal political campaign. Membership on the Commission shall be limited to those persons known to be in sympathy with civil service principles in government. Within sixty days of the effective date of this Charter, the Civil Service Commission, as hereinbefore created, shall be appointed as follows: The Mayor shall make the appointment subject to the approval of the Council, and shall appoint one member whose term expires in 1961. Municipal employees shall appoint one member whose term expires in 1960. The two members so appointed shall, at their first meeting after their appointment, which shall be held less than thirty days after their appointment, appoint one member whose term shall expire in 1962. If within sixty days after their appointment the two members cannot agree on said appointment, then the Council shall make such appointment. Thereafter, upon the expiration of the respective terms of the Commission, the party making the appointment in the first instance shall continue to appoint for that term and all reappointments after the expiration of the original terms shall be for a term of three years each. The term of office of the Civil Service Commission members shall commence and terminate on the same date as other appointive officers as provided in this Charter, and their eligibility for appointment shall be the same as other appointive officers, except where the same would conflict with the provisions of this article, then the provisions of this article shall govern.