§ 2-291. Composition; appointment, term and removal of members.
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The board of fire and police commissioners shall consist of five members appointed
by the mayor, with the approval of the city council; the term of each appointment
shall be three years. The appointment of each member shall be made without regard
or consideration to his political party affiliation, if any. A member of the board
of fire and police commissioners may be removed, with or without cause, in the same
manner in which the member was appointed.