133.15 ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL SERVICE.
(a) Administration. The Civil Service Commission shall enforce the civil service laws and regulations applicable to the City. The Director of Administration shall be the administrative officer of the Commission, and may act on behalf of the Commission in administering the civil service laws and regulations, except where the authority is specifically reserved to the Commission. The Commission shall have the power to hear appeals regarding implementation of any civil service laws and regulations.
(b) Civil Service Commission. The Commission shall consist of three members appointed by the Mayor with majority consent of Council to serve for a term of six years. In accordance with §4.06
of the Charter, no member shall serve for more than twelve consecutive years. Not more than two members of the Commission shall be adherents of the same political party. An appointment to fill an interim vacancy shall be for the unexpired term of the office.
The Commission shall elect one of its members as chairman, one as vice-chairman and one as secretary. The chairman shall preside over all meetings, sign the minutes of all actions taken by the Commission, call such meetings as the Commission finds necessary to transact business and affairs of the Commission, and represent and act for the Commission in matters relating to civil service.
The chairman may, on his own initiative, and shall upon request of the other two members of the Commission, call a meeting of the Commission to be held not later than seven days after the date of the notice of the meeting. A special meeting may be called on not less than twenty-four hours' notice to the news media and the parties involved. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman will act as chairman. Two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Commission and it shall require the affirmative vote of at least two members to adopt any motion or resolution, or take any official action.
The secretary shall be elected from the members and shall keep the minutes of the Commission and administer over the files thereof. The secretary shall also prepare and deliver notices, correspondence and other communication authorized by the Commission and maintain eligibility lists. The secretary shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Commission.
(c) Suspension and Removal of Commission Member. The Mayor may at any time suspend or remove any Commission member for neglect of duty, misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office having first given to such member a copy of the charges setting forth the specific complaint. An opportunity shall be given such member to be publicly heard before Council, in person or by counsel in his own defense. A request for hearing before Council must be filed with the Clerk of Council within ten days of receiving the charges. Only upon the affirmative vote of the majority of the members of Council hearing such charges shall the
Commission member be removed from office. In no event shall Council hear such charges unless two-thirds of the voting membership of Council are present.
(Ord. 2017-26. Passed 9-18-17.)