§ 15. Optional forms of local civil service administration. 1.\nOptional forms of administration. There shall be the following forms of\nlocal civil service administration for the purpose of administering the\nprovisions of this chapter in counties, including civil divisions\ntherein, in certain suburban towns, and in cities in the state:\n (a) Municipal civil service commissions. A municipal civil service\ncommission shall consist of three persons, not more than two of whom\nshall at any time be adherents of the same political party. The members\nof a county civil service commission shall be appointed by the board of\nsupervisors, except that in a county having a county executive the\nmembers of the commission shall be appointed by the county executive\nwith the advice and consent of the board of supervisors. The members of\na suburban town civil service commission in such a town described in\nsubdivision four of section two of this chapter shall be appointed by\nthe town board of such town. The members of a city civil service\ncommission shall be appointed by the mayor, city manager, or other\nauthority, as the case may be, having the general power of appointment\nof city officers and employees. Of the members first appointed upon the\nestablishment or re-establishment of a municipal civil service\ncommission, the term of one shall expire on May thirty-first of the\nfirst even-numbered year following the date of appointment; the term of\none shall expire on May thirty-first of the second even-numbered year\nfollowing the date of appointment; and the term of one shall expire on\nMay thirty-first of the third even-numbered year following the date of\nappointment. Upon the expiration of each of such terms, the term of\noffice of each commissioner thereafter appointed shall be six years from\nthe first day of June in the year in which the term of his predecessor\nexpired. If the office of any such commissioner shall become vacant by\ndeath, resignation or otherwise, his successor shall be appointed as\nherein provided for the unexpired term.\n (b) Personnel officers. The personnel officer of a county shall be\nappointed by the board of supervisors or, in a county having a county\nexecutive, by the county executive with the advice and consent of the\nboard of supervisors. The personnel officer of a suburban town described\nin subdivision four of section two of this chapter shall be appointed by\nthe town board of such town. The personnel officer of a city shall be\nappointed by the mayor, city manager, or other authority, as the case\nmay be, having the general power of appointment of city officers and\nemployees. The term of office of a personnel officer shall be six years.\nA personnel officer shall have all the powers and duties of a municipal\ncivil service commission.\n (d) Administration by regional civil service commission or regional\npersonnel officer. Any two or more adjoining counties, or any two or\nmore cities in the same or adjoining counties, or any combination of\nsuch counties and cities, by written agreement duly approved by the\ngoverning board or body of each county or city participating, may\nestablish a regional civil service commission or the office of regional\npersonnel officer. (1) The agreement to establish such a commission\nshall provide for the manner of selection, appointment and removal of\nthree regional civil service commissioners; provided, however, that no\nmember of such regional commission shall be removed except for cause and\nafter a public hearing. Not more than two members of such regional\ncommission shall at the same time be adherents of the same political\nparty. Of the commissioners first appointed, the term of one shall\nexpire on May thirty-first of the first even-numbered year following the\ndate of appointment; the term of one shall expire on May thirty-first of\nthe second even-numbered year following the date of appointment; and the\nterm of one shall expire on May thirty-
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