[Amended 8-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
The Commission shall consist of three Commissioners who shall
be qualified electors of the Township and shall be appointed by the
Council of the Township of Bristol initially to serve for the terms
of two, four and six years, and as the terms thereafter expire shall
be appointed for six years. Up to three alternate members may be appointed
by the Council of the Township of Bristol to serve when the appointed
Commissioner(s) is/are absent. The Civil Service Commission of the
Township of Bristol on the first Monday of February of each even-numbered
year shall elect one of its member as the Chairperson, one as Vice
Chairperson and one as Secretary. If the first Monday is a legal holiday,
the meeting shall be held the first day following. In the event that
a vacancy occurs on the Commission, the Council of the Township of
Bristol will fill the vacancy within 30 days after such vacancy occurs.
No Commissioner shall at the same time hold an elective or appointed
office under the United States government, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
or any political subdivision of the commonwealth, except that one
member of the Commission may be a member of the Council of the Township
of Bristol.
The Chairperson, or in his absence, the Vice Chairperson, shall
preside at all meetings and hearings of the Commission, decide all
points of order or procedure and perform any duties required by law
or these rules.
The Secretary shall carry on at the direction of the Commission
all official correspondence of the Commission, send out all notices
required by law and these rules of procedure, keep a record of each
examination or other official actions of the Commission, and perform
all other duties required by law, by these rules and by the Commission.
Except for the biennial organization meeting, all meetings shall
be held either at the call of the Chairperson or at the call of two
members of the Commission. At least 24 hours' written notice of each
meeting shall be given each member. The requirement of at least 24
hours' written notice of each meeting may be waived in certain situations
or emergencies with the concurrence of all members of the Commission.
The Commission shall have the discretion to determine whether meetings
shall be open to the public.
[Amended 12-18-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-12]
Three members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. If,
by reason of absence or disqualification of a member, a quorum is
not reached, the Chairman shall designate as many alternate members
of the Commission to sit on the Commission as may be needed to provide
a quorum. Any alternate member of the Commission shall continue to
serve on the Commission in all proceedings involving the matter or
case for which the alternate was initially designated until the Commission
has made a final determination of the matter or case. Designation
of an alternate pursuant to this section shall be made on a case-by-case
basis in rotation according to declining seniority among all alternates.
No action of the Commission shall be valid unless it shall have the
concurrence of at least two members.
The order of business of all meetings of the Commission shall
include, if applicable, the following:
C. Approval
of minutes of previous meeting.
G. Communications
and reports.
The Commission shall have the power to prescribe, enforce, and
amend rules and regulations governing the conduct of its activities.
Such rules and regulations must be approved by the governing body
at a public hearing, and may not be amended without approval of the
governing body at a public hearing.
The Commission shall have the power to make investigations concerning
all matters relating to the administration and enforcement of these
rules and regulations. The Chairperson of the Commission authorized
to administer oaths and affirmations in connection with said investigations.
[Amended 8-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
The Commission shall make an annual report to the Council of
the Township of Bristol containing a brief summary of its work during
the year and a full accounting for any expenditures of public monies,
and the report shall be available for public inspection.