MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Austin City Charter, art. IX, § 2
in effect§ 2. - MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
(A) There shall be a municipal civil service commission consisting of five commissioners, one of whom shall serve as chair.
(B) The city council shall appoint the commissioners, and shall designate one of the five as chair. Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of three years, except that of the first five commissioners appointed after adoption of this section, one shall be appointed for a one year term and two each shall be appointed for two and three-year terms so that thereafter commissioners will serve staggered terms. Any vacancy occurring after appointment shall be filled by the city council for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(C) Each commissioner must be a qualified voter of the city who does not, during the commissioner's term, hold or become a candidate for any other public office of the city or of the State of Texas.
(D) Commissioners may be paid compensation for their services as determined in advance by the city council.
(E) A commissioner may be removed before the end of the commissioner's term only for cause, and after receiving a written statement of the reasons for removal and a public hearing before the city council if the commissioner requests a hearing.
(F) Three members of the commission constitute a quorum. The commission must act by majority vote. The chair has the same voting rights as the other commissioners.
(G) The commission shall:
(1) hear appeals and make final, binding decisions in the case of any municipal civil service employee or appointee who is discharged, suspended, demoted, denied a promotion, or put on disciplinary probation;
(2) recommend the adoption of civil service rules and perform services under the civil service rules as provided in this section;
(3) conduct any investigations it may consider desirable or which it may be required to make by the city council or the city manager concerning the administration of municipal civil service, and report its findings and recommendations to the city council;
(4) perform other duties regarding the municipal civil service, not inconsistent with this article, that the city council may require;
(5) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to witnesses, whether at the request of interested parties or on its own motion, when reasonably necessary to obtain pertinent evidence at a hearing or investigation; and
(6) administer oaths to witnesses appearing at a hearing or investigation.
Source: Ord. No. 20180809-113, Pt. 7, 8-20-18/election of 11-6-18.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTIXPE_S2MUCISECOFetched: 10/27/2026