In accordance with Section 417 of the Amendments and codified
at 53 P.S. § 39402 et seq., the City Council of the City
of Harrisburg hereby creates the City of Harrisburg Civil Service
Board to provide for and oversee the examination of applicants for
appointment to and promotion to any position in the Police or Fire
Department, which City of Harrisburg Civil Service Board (the "Board")
shall consist of three citizens who shall be appointed by City Council.
The terms of such Board members shall be four years, or until their
successors are appointed and qualified. The terms of those initially
anointed to the Board shall, however, be staggered, with one person
to serve for two years, one person to serve for three years and one
person to serve for four years. All successive appointments shall
be in accordance with Section 420 of the Amendments, codified at 53
P.S. § 39403. If any vacancies occur, they shall be filled
by the City Council for the unexpired term. Alternates may also be
appointed by City Council in accordance with the Amendments.
The appointments to, operation, and authority of the Board shall
be in conformity with and pursuant to Article XLIV of the Amendments.
In accordance with Section 440 of the Amendments, any proceedings
that have been initiated or are pending before the existing Police
Civil Service Commission, Fire Civil Service Commission or Non-Uniformed
Personnel Commission will continue before such applicable Commission
until concluded.
Until such time as the newly created Board shall adopt its own
rules and regulations, it shall follow the existing rules and regulations
adopted by the City Police Civil Service Commission, the City Fire
Civil Service Commission and the Non-Uniformed Personnel Civil Service
Commission with respect to appointments, hires, and promotion for
police and fire personnel, respectively, and for promotions of nonuniform
personnel grandfathered into the new Board's jurisdiction in
accordance with Article XLIV of the Amendments.