Civil service board.

Jacksonville Charter, art. 17, § 17.02

in effect

Section 17.02. - Civil service board. (a) There shall be a civil service board of the consolidated government which shall consist of nine members. Each member shall be a resident and qualified elector of the City of Jacksonville. (b) The members of the board shall serve without compensation and shall be appointed for 3-year overlapping terms. Five members shall be appointed by the Mayor, one of whom shall be a member of a union, two members shall be appointed by JEA, one member shall be appointed by the Duval County School Board, and the ninth member shall be chosen by the other eight, with all appointments subject to confirmation by the City Council. Members shall be appointed for staggered terms. The board shall elect annually one of its members as chair and one as vice chair. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum. (c) No member of the Civil Service Board shall be an agent of or employed by the City of Jacksonville, the JEA, the Duval County School Board, or any collective bargaining organization representing employees of the City of Jacksonville, the JEA, or the Duval County School Board. (d) Each member of the board shall continue to hold office until the member's successor is chosen and qualified. The office of a board member shall become vacant upon the member's death, resignation, relocating outside the boundaries of the City of Jacksonville, or removal from office in any manner provided by law. If any member of the board fails to attend three consecutive meetings or fails to attend 50 percent of the meetings in a calendar year, the chair shall make a recommendation of retention or removal to the Mayor, who may declare the member's office vacant and notify the appointing body of the Mayor's recommendation. The vacancy shall be filled as provided in this act. The City Council shall also be empowered to remove members of the board for cause under due process of law. (e) A board member appointed before or on the effective date of this act shall serve through the end of his or her respective term. Thereafter, the first two of the current positions appointed by the Duval County School Board to become vacant shall be filled by the Mayor and the JEA, respectively, and confirmed by the City Council. The Mayor and JEA shall each immediately appoint a member to one of the two new positions created by this act, whose terms shall expire on June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006, respectively. Thereafter, all vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as provided in this act. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 72-572; Laws of Fla., Ch. 74-513; Laws of Fla., Ch. 77-583; Ord. 79-821-516, § 8; Laws of Fla., Ch. 80-514, § 1; Laws of Fla., Ch. 81-402, § 1; Laws of Fla., Ch. 84-455, § 1; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 15; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1; Ref. of 5-9-95; Laws of Fla., Ch. 2004-437, § 1)

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTACHLACHJAFL_ART17CISE_S17.02CISEBOFetched: 10/27/2026