§ 14-1 — Commission members; appointments, terms, vacancies; organization; officers

Sec. 14-1. - Commission members; appointments, terms, vacancies; organization; officers.

(a) There are hereby re-established three civil service commission positions. Such positions shall be separately designated as "Position One," "Position Two," and "Position Three." (1) The mayor, when making an appointment to the civil service commission, and the city council, when confirming such appointment, shall specify the position for which such appointment or confirmation is made. (2) The initial term of each position as hereby re-established shall commence on June 15, 1983. The initial term of Position One shall expire on June 14, 1986; the initial term of Position Two shall expire on June 14, 1985; and the initial term of Position Three shall expire on June 14, 1984. (3) Following the aforesaid initial terms, the term of office for each position on the civil service commission shall be three years, to commence on June 15 and to expire on June 14. (4) Any appointment to a vacancy on the commission caused by death, resignation or otherwise, or caused by the failure of an appointee to qualify within ten days after appointment, shall be for the unexpired term of the deceased or retiring member or of the appointee failing to qualify. (b) No sooner than June 15, and no later than June 30 of each year, the members of the commission shall meet to organize for the transaction of business. At such organizational meeting, the members shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall elect one member as chairman, and one member as vice-chairman. (1) It shall be the duty of the chairman to preside at all meetings of the commission; it shall be the duty of the vice-chairman to preside at such meetings in the absence of the chairman. (2) The chairman and vice-chairman each shall be elected for a period of one year or until a successor is elected. (3) The numerical positions established in subsection (a) of this section are for identification purposes only, and shall bear no relation whatsoever to the chairmanship or vice-chairmanship of the commission. (c) The mayor, subject to confirmation by city council, may appoint an alternate for each designated position on the civil service commission. Each alternate shall serve only when the regular member of the civil service commission in his position is absent and unable to attend meetings and perform commission duties for any reason. Alternates must have the same qualifications as regular members of the civil service commission and shall have all the powers and duties of a regular member but only when acting in the regular member's absence. An alternate shall be empowered to act as a regular member whenever the regular member notifies the secretary of the commission that the regular member is unable to attend a meeting of the commission or when the secretary of the commission is unable to secure the attendance of the regular member. The period of time during which an alternate may serve on the civil service commission shall expire at the end of the term of office of the regular member for which he serves as an alternate. An alternate shall not serve in any proceeding under Chapter 143 of the Local Government Code.

(Ord. No. 2015-1300, § 2(Exh. A), 12-16-2015)