7-3-4405. Establishment of civil service board. (1) The commission may appoint three electors of the municipality as a civil service board, with one to serve for 2 years, one for 4 years, and one for 6 years, and to take office on January 1 after the municipality comes under the provisions of this part and part 43 or as soon thereafter as appointed and qualified. Thereafter members of the civil service board shall be appointed to serve for 6 years and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. The commission may remove any member of the board upon stating in writing the reasons for removal and allowing him an opportunity to be heard in his own defense. Any vacancy shall be filled by the commission for the unexpired term.
     (2) Members of the board shall not hold any other public office.
     (3) It is intended hereby that the establishment of a civil service board shall be permissive and not mandatory. If appointed the board may be abolished at any time upon resolution to that effect by the commission; and thereafter any civil service board appointed under the provisions of this part shall cease to exist, but so long as any such civil service board shall exist, its operations and proceedings shall be controlled as provided in this part.
     (4) The salaries of the board and its employees shall be determined by the commission, and a sufficient sum shall be appropriated each year to carry out the civil service provisions of this part.

     History: (1) thru (3)En. Sec. 73, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5471, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5471, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3272, R.C.M. 1947; (4)En. Sec. 86, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5484, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5484, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3285, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3272(part), 11-3285.