{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.502","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.502","heading":"Civil service commission; membership, appointment, terms; election of president.","body":"Sec. 2.\n\nThe civil service commission shall consist of 3 members, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the principal elected officer of the city, village or municipality with the approval of the legislative body; and he shall serve for a period of 6 years from the date of his appointment. The second member of the commission shall be selected by the paid members of the fire and/or police department and he shall serve for a period of 4 years from the date of his appointment; a majority vote of the members of the fire and/or police department shall be necessary to select such member. The third member of the commission shall be selected by the aforesaid members of the commission and he shall serve for a period of 2 years from the date of his appointment. Thereafter all appointments shall be made for a period of 6 years each; each commissioner to serve until his successor is appointed and qualified by the appointing power hereinbefore designated.\n\nThe 3 members of the commission shall together elect 1 of their number to act as president of the commission, who shall serve for 1 year. Each year thereafter the commissioners shall elect 1 of their number, president, the member so elected to serve 1 year.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 38","Act Act-78-of-1935"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-38-502","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"8d632e4467f6aaa5b9a5a81ed0e41dc0b52a21beffe426c6bd9aad33975f9f3e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.501","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}