HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1976-092-O-7692-0-76
AN ORDINANCE
• Amending Section 2-138 of the Municipal Code
Relating to the.Qualifications of Civil
Service Commissioners
"WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston finds that
the requirements for appointment to the position of Civil Service
Commissioner unduly restrict the choice of such officials by
eliminating from consideration 1 governmental employees, and
-WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is a home rule municipality
empowered by the Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1970 to
enact legislation governing its own affairs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 2-138 of the Code of the City of
Evanston, 1957, as amended, be further amended
to read as follows:
Section 2-138 Appointment and term of office; quorum;
qualifications; oath.
The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall
_appoint three persons who shall constitute and be known
as the civil service commission: One for three years;
one for two years; and.. one for one year from the time
of appointment and until their respective successors
are appointed and qualify. In every year thereafter
the mayor shall in like manner appoint one person as
the successor of the commissioner whose term shall ex -
pine in that year to serve as such commissioner for
three years and until his successor is appointed and
qualified. Two commissioners shall constitute a
quorum. All appointments to the commission, both ori-
ginal and to fill vacancies, shall be made so that not
more then two members shall at the time of appointment
be members of the same political party. The commission-
ers shall hold no other lucrative office of the United
States, the state or any municipal corporation or pol-
itical subdivision thereof, provided however that this
section shall not be construed to..prevent an employee
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of the United States, the state or any political sub -
..division thereof from serving as a commissioner so
long as such employment does not create a conflict
with the duties to be performed by such commissioner.
Each commissioner, before entering upon the duties of
.his office shall take the oath prescribed by Section
2-4 of this Code.
SECTION 2: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publi-
cation in the manner provided by law.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Introduced October 25 , 1976
Adopted November 1 1976
ATTEST:
F Approved November 1
/S/ Maurice Brown
City Clerk
, 1976
/S/ . Edgar Vanneman, Jr.
Mayor
Approved as to form: /S/ James T. Murray
Corporation Counsel