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95-a Section 2-28. Personnel Appeal Board. There is hereby created a municipal Personnel Board consisting of three (3) persons who shall be appointed by the City Manager with the consent of the City Council. A. ) Qualifications. Members of the Personnel Board shall be not less than twenty-five (25) years of age and shall be resident citizens of the City of San Marcos for a period of not less than two (2) continuous years immediately preceding appointment. No Board member shall hold any salaried public office.or compensated employment; or shall hold any City appointment to any other board, commission, I or committee; and shall not be personally or financially interested in any contract with the City except such contracts as shall be let upon competitive bids. B.) Representation. There shall be at all times, one member of the Board appointed from the citizen employee-group, one member from the citizen employer-group, and one member from the citizen professional-group. ~ C.) Compensation. Members of the Personnel Board shall serve without compensation. D.) Nepotism. No member of the Personnel Board shall participate in Board proceedings which involve any employee or participant who is related to said Board member. Relationship, as herein defined, shall extend to all persons related as closely as first cousins when the relation- ship is by blood, or more closely related than first cousin where the relationship is through marriage; and shall include cases of husbands of sisters-in-law and wives of brothers-in-law. E.) Term of Office. Board members shall serve for a period of three (3) years, or until a successor is appointed, confirmed, or qualified, except as herein provided in this section for initial appointment. Any vacancies in said Board, caused by death, resignation, or other- wise, shall be filled by the manner herein specified, and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term of the retiring Board members. I The Board members first appointed after the effective date of the Ordinance creating said Board shall hold office as follows: 1.) One shall serve for a period of three (3) years, 2. ) One shall serve for a period of two (2) years, and 3. ) One shall serve for a period of one (1) year; their terms to be decided by appointment and designation of the Mayor. F.) Election of Chairman. The Personnel Board shall, on the first regular meeting after appointment, elect one of their members to act as Chair- man and one to act as Vice-Chairman at the first regular. meeting in January of each calendar year. G.) Scope of Responsibilities. The Personnel Board shall hold meetings as required to conduct business and discharge duties as herein specified. Such meeting shall be posted in accordance with Article 6252-17, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas ,(925) now or as hereafter amended. Two (2) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. It shall be the duty of the Board: 1.) To hear and determine appeals of Classified employees from disciplin- I ary suspension as defined by the Personnel and Compensation Administration Plan of the City of San Marcos. 2.) To hear and determine appeals of Classified employees from discharge as defined by the Personnel and Compansation Administration Plan of the City of San Marcos. 3.) To hear and determine appeals of Classified employees from demotion or reduction in permanent rank or classification as defined by the Personnel and Compensation Administration Plan of the City of San Marcos.