A. “Appointing authority or power” includes every person or group of persons who, acting singly or in conjunction, as a mayor, mayor’s designee, council or otherwise, is or are invested with power and authority to select, appoint, or employ any person to hold any office, place, position or employment subject to civil service. Typically, the city shall apply to the police chief.

B. “Appointment” includes all means of selection, appointing or employing any person to hold any office, place, position or employment subject to civil service.

C. “Commission” means the civil service commission herein created, and “commissioner” means any one of the three commissioners of that commission. (Ord. 017/2019 § 7)