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December 17, 1974 he may deem necessary or proper to protect the interests of the city, subject to the authority of city council; (f) Attend in person or assign one of his assistants to attend all meetings of the council; (g) Appoint and remove such deputy and assistant city attorneys and other employees as shall be authorized by the council; (h) Authorize the deputy or assistant city attorneys or any of them or special counsel to perform any of the duties imposed upon him; and (i) Have such other powers and duties as may be assigned to him by the council. Section 11.01. Civil service commission: Creation and term of office. There shall be in the city a civil service commission, which shall be composed of three pez of known sympathy with the merit system. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.1-7.1 of the Code of Virginia (1950), the civil service commission shall retain and exercise all of the power and authority granted in this article, including th~power of review of disciplinary actions of the appointing authority. These powers shall not be exercised by any other administrative body. The members of such commission shall be appointed by the judges of the circuit court for the City of Portsmouth. No person shall be appointed a member of such commission who is not a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the City of Portsmouth, or who holds any office or post of employment under said city, or the State of Virginia or any political subdivision thereof, or any public service corporation owned by said city or state, other than the office of notary public, or who is an officer or member of any national, state or local committee of any political party, or an officer of such party, or who is an officer or member of a committee of a partisan politica~ club, or an officer of such club, and who is known to be not in sympathy with the merit system. Such appointments shall be made without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The term of office of such commissioners shall be four years. As and when the terms of office of the commissioners in office prior to the effective date of this charter shall expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years. Any vacancy occurring after such effective date shall be filled by such judge for the unexpired portion of the term of the commissioner whose office became vacant. Any member of such commission may be removed from office for incompetency, incompatibility or dereliction of duty, or malfeasance in office, or for injecting, or attempting to inject, political, religious, racial or other unlawful discriminatory influence into the administrati~ of the provisions of this article, or for other good cause, by the circuit court of for the City of Portsmouth; provided, however, that no member of the commission shall be removed until charges have been preferred in writing, due notice and a full hearing had. The members of such commission shall devote due time and attention to the performance of the duties herein specified and imposed upon them. Two members of such commission shall constitute a quorum and the votes of any two members of such commission concurring shall be sufficient for the decision of all matters and the transaction of all business to be decided or transacted by the commission under or by virtue of the provisions of this article. Section 11.12. Tenure of office; discharge. The tenure of everyone holding office, place, position or employment under the civil service provisions of this article, shall be only during good behavior and efficient performan of duty. Any such person may be removed, discharged, suspended without pay, or reduced in rank, or deprived of vacation privileges or other privileges for any of the following reasons: (a) Incompetent or inefficient performance of duty or inattention to or dereliction of duty; (b) Insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public or a fellow employee or any other act of omission or commission of similar nature tending directly to discredit or injure the public service or to jeopardize the effective functioning of the service; or any wilful violations of the provisions of this article or the rules and regulations to be adopted hereunder; (c) Mental or physical unfitness for the position which the employee holds; (d) (e) Any conduct which is dishonest, deceitful, im~0~Bt or declared criminal by statute or common law, regardless of whether a crimi~Bi conviction is obtained; Drunkenness or use of intoxicating liquors, narcotics or any other dangerous drug, liquid or preparation to such extent that the use thereof interferes w~th the efficiency or mental or physical fitness of the employee, or which precludes the employee from properly performing the functions of his position; ;OhS