Sec. 606. Civil Service Commission.
(A) In General. There shall be a Civil Service Commission consisting of five members to be appointed by the City Council from the Residents of the City. No member of such commission shall hold any paid office or employment in the City government.
(B) Appointment Process. The members of the Civil Service Commission shall be nominated and appointed in the following manner:
(1) two members shall be appointed by the City Council from a list of at least four persons to be nominated by election of the employees in the Classified Service;
(2) two members shall be appointed by the City Council directly; and
(3) the fifth member shall be appointed by the City Council from a list of three persons nominated by the four thus appointed. The successor of any member of the Commission shall be nominated and appointed in the same manner as such member was nominated and appointed.
(C) Powers and Duties. The Civil Service Commission shall have the power and duty to:
(1) Recommend to the City Council, after a public hearing thereon, the adoption, amendment or repeal of civil service rules and regulations not in conflict with this Article;
(2) Hear appeals of any person in the Classified Service relative to any suspension, demotion or dismissal;
(3) Conduct any investigation which it may consider desirable concerning the administration of personnel in the municipal service and report its findings to the City Council; and
(4) Such other duties and powers as the City Council may, by ordinance or resolution, confer upon the Commission in order to carry out the principles of civil service in accordance with the laws of the State and this Charter and to assist in the implementation of proper employer-employee relations.