There is hereby created and established a Career Service Commission. The council shall appoint five (5) civic-minded persons, who shall be registered electors, residents of the city at least one (1) year immediately preceding the date of their appointment, as Career Service Commissioners. All appointments shall be for six-year terms and each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy occurring on the Commission shall be filled by appointment of the council.

The Career Service Commission shall have the power to hear and determine appeals made by an aggrieved employee in the administrative service who has been suspended or dismissed, pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the council and consistent with the provisions of the applicable Charter powers and authority under the ordinance. (Ord. No. CA75-1, 11-4-1975; Ord. No. 87-202, § 35, 11-3-1987; Ord. No. 91-47, § 1, 11-13-1991)