§ 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.

(Code 1968, § 2-198; Code 1996, § 2-291; Ord. No. F-0129, § 1, 4-21-1997)