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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 143. MUNICIPAL CNIL SERVICE FO... Page 1 of 1 <br />Sec. 143.006. IMPLEMENTATION: COMMISSION. (a) On adoption of this chapter, the <br />Fire Fighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission is established in the municipality. The <br />chief executive of the municipality shall appoint the members of the coinmission within 60 days after <br />the date this chapter is adopted. Within 30 days after the date the municipality's first full fiscal year <br />begins after the date of the adoption election, the governing body of the municipality shall implement <br />this chapter. <br />(b) The commission consists of three members appointed by the municipality's chief executive <br />and confirmed by the governing body of the municipality. Members serve staggered three-year terms <br />with the term of one member expiring each year. If a vacancy occurs or if an appointee fails to yualify <br />within 10 days after the date of appointment, the chief executive shall appoint a person to serve for the <br />remainder of the unexpired tenn in the same manner as the original appointment. <br />(c) A person appointed to the commission must: <br />(1) be of good moral character; <br />three years; <br />(2) be a United States citizen; <br />(3) be a resident of the municipality who has resided in the municipality for more than <br />(4) be over 25 years of age; and <br />(5) not have held a public office within the preceding three years. <br />- 0(?r129 <br />http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/LG/content/htm/Ig.005.00.000143.00.htm 4/21 /2009 <br />