There is hereby established, appointed and constituted a civil
service board, which shall consist of three citizens of the City of
Oil City, one of whom shall be an educator in said City and one a
practicing physician in said City.
[Amended 12-22-1986 by Ord. No. 2456]
Said Board shall be appointed by the City Manager with the advice
and consent of Council and shall serve for four years or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified.
At the first election, the Council shall elect one person to
serve on said Board for two years, one person to serve for three years
and one person to serve for four years. Upon the expiration of the
term of any member of said Board, one person shall be elected by the
City Council to serve on said Board for the term of four years.
If any vacancies occur in said Board, they shall be filled by
the City Council for the unexpired term.
The Civil Service Board hereby created shall constitute the
Civil Service Board of the City of Oil City for the purpose of providing
for and regulating examinations, the matter of appointment and the
manner and power of removal of employees of the Fire Department, Police
Department and Engineering Department of the City of Oil City.
The duties of said Board shall be such as are prescribed by
the Acts of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania authorizing
and requiring the establishment of civil service boards in cities
of the third class of the Commonwealth.