There shall be a Human Resources Director. He shall:

1. Hold competitive examinations for all appointments in the classified service, establish eligible lists, and certify names of eligibles to appointing authorities for filling vacancies in said service.
    

2. Report annually to the Civil Service Commission of the District regarding the operation of the personnel provisions of this Plan.
    

3. Prepare and recommend to the Civil Service Commission such rules as he may consider appropriate to carry out the personnel provisions of this Plan.
    

4. To advise, assist, and cooperate in fostering the interest of institutions of learning and civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards and conditions in the District.
    

5. Perform such other duties with reference to personnel administration as may be required by ordinance or the Executive Director.

There shall be a Civil Service Commission of three members, who shall be appointed by the Board. Members shall have the same qualifications as required for Trustees in Section 5.020 of this Plan, except that no member shall be a Trustee under this Plan. Members shall be persons who are known to be in sympathy with the application of merit principles to public employment. Members shall be appointed for a term of three years. Vacancies shall be filled by the Board for the unexpired term. No Commissioner shall serve more than two terms plus any portion of an unexpired term. Provided, however, that each Commissioner shall serve until his successor shall be appointed and qualified. A member may be removed by the Board for cause, after being given a written statement of the charges against him and after a public hearing thereon, if requested by him. The compensation of a member shall be the sum of twenty dollars for each day on which he actually attends a regular or special meeting of the Commission, not exceeding, however, the sum of five hundred dollars in any one fiscal year.

The Civil Service Commission shall:

1. Advise the Board, Executive Director, and Human Resources Director on problems concerning personnel administration.
    

2. Make any investigation which it may consider desirable concerning personnel administration in the District service and report to the Board at least once a year its findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
    

3. Recommend civil service rules to the Board.
    

4. Hear appeals from disciplinary action.
    

5. To advise, assist, and cooperate in fostering the interest of institutions of learning and civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards and conditions in the District.

The administrative service of the District is hereby divided into the classified and unclassified services as follows:

1. The unclassified service shall include the Executive Director,  Secretary-Treasurer, Internal Auditor, Assistant Executive Director, General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel, Director of Operations, Director of Administration, Director of Finance, all other Department Directors and Assistant Department Directors, Secretary to the Executive Director, and Secretary to the Board of Trustees or positions of like authority, responsibility and compensation.
    

2. The classified service shall comprise all positions not specifically included by this Plan in the unclassified service.

The Civil Service Commission shall hold a public hearing upon proposed civil service rules recommended by the Human Resources Director or by the Civil Service Commission. After such hearing, the Commission shall approve or reject the rules wholly or in part, or may modify them and approve them as so modified. The rules approved by the Commission shall then be submitted to the Board and shall become effective when adopted by ordinance. Such rules and ordinances shall include such provisions as may be necessary to establish a merit system for all positions in the classified service, and shall include a prohibition against the appointment, promotion, reduction, suspension, or removal of any officer or employee in the classified service, or seeking admission thereto, without just cause or because of his race, creed, or color, or because of his political, religious, or union opinions or affiliations, except affiliations with any group or organization which seeks or advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States by force or violence or because of any other reason prohibited by law.

Any employee under the classified service who shall be discharged, reduced in rank or compensation, or suspended without pay shall be presented with written reasons for such discharge, reduction, or suspension within five days thereafter. The employee shall have the privilege of a public hearing before the Civil Service Commission. If the Commission finds that the employee was discharged, reduced, or suspended without just cause or because of his race, creed, or color, or because of his political, religious, or union opinions or affiliations, except affiliations with any group or organization which seeks or advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States by force or violence or because of any other reason prohibited by law, such employee shall be reinstated in his former position or a position of like status and pay and shall be reimbursed for any loss of pay. Such employee shall be entitled to legal counsel or representation of his own choosing if he so desires.

The Board shall by ordinance prescribe the salaries of the Executive Director the Secretary-Treasurer and the Internal Auditor. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the Board shall also by ordinance prescribe working conditions, salaries, vacations, sick leave, or other compensation or benefits of all other officers and employees of the District. Such salaries and other compensation and benefits shall conform to the prevailing wages and conditions in the areas affected by the Plan.