101.6. Section 26.6. On and after the date of this charter amendment takes effect, appointments to and promotions in the fire department of this city shall be made only according to qualifications and fitness to be ascertained by examinations, which shall be competitive, and no person shall be appointed, re-instated, promoted or discharged as a paid member of said department regardless of rank or position, in any manner or by any means other than those prescribed in this charter amendment.
Statutory reference:
Scope of civil service act, see M.C.L.A. § 38.507