Sec. 7-408. Civil service board; appointment; terms of office; removal.
Sec. 7-408. Civil service board; appointment; terms of office; removal. Within
thirty days after such official determination, the chief executive officer of such political
subdivision shall appoint three persons as civil service commissioners to hold office,
one for two years, one for four years and one for six years, and until their respective
successors are appointed and have qualified, which commissioners shall constitute the
civil service board; and, biennially thereafter, such chief executive officer shall appoint
one commissioner to serve for six years and until his successor is appointed and has
qualified. Two commissioners shall constitute a quorum. All appointments to said board,
both original and to fill vacancies, shall be so made that not more than two members
shall, at the time of appointment, be members of the same political party, and no such
commissioner shall, during his term of office, hold any other lucrative office or employment under the United States or the state or any political subdivision thereof having
employees classified under the provisions of this part. Each commissioner, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the oath prescribed for executive officers.
The chief executive officer may remove any commissioner appointed by him, for lack
of moral character, incompetency, neglect of duty, malfeasance or partisan activity while
in office, but he shall, at the same time, file with the clerk of the superior court for the
appropriate judicial district a report, in writing, of such removal, with his reasons therefor. In case of any vacancy, the unexpired portion of the term shall be filled by appointment by such chief executive officer.
(1949 Rev., S. 870; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127.)
History: P.A. 78-280 substituted "judicial district" for "county".
Causes for removal of member are listed and local ordinance purporting to prohibit members of board from engaging
in political activity is void. 22 CS 110.