(1) The Idaho personnel commission is hereby created in the office of the governor and shall consist of five (5) members, not more than three (3) of which at any time may belong to the same political party. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor on the basis of experience in personnel management, business or governmental management and their known sympathy with merit principles for the impartial selection of efficient state government employees; provided, however, that at least two (2) of the members shall have had at least five (5) years of personnel management experience.
(2)  Members of the commission shall be appointed for overlapping terms of six (6) years, except that in the first instance one (1) member shall be appointed for two (2) years, one (1) member for four (4) years and one (1) member for six (6) years. Initial members shall be appointed to take office within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this chapter. The members of the personnel commission serving on the effective date of this chapter shall continue in office subject to the provisions of this chapter. The additional members of the commission shall be appointed one (1) for four (4) years and one (1) for six (6) years, the term of each to be designated by the governor. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of six (6) years. If, for any reason, a member should leave the commission before his term expires, the governor shall appoint another member to fill out the unexpired term.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-5307

  • Commission: means the Idaho personnel commission. See Idaho Code 67-5302
  • Political office: means a public office for which partisan politics is a basis for nomination, election or appointment. See Idaho Code 67-5302
  • Political organization: means a party that sponsors candidates for election to political office. See Idaho Code 67-5302
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(3)  No member of the commission shall hold political office or be an officer of a political organization during his term, nor shall any member have held political office or have been an officer of a political organization during the twelve (12) months preceding his appointment. No member of the commission shall have been employed as an official or employee of the state of Idaho during the twelve (12) months preceding his appointment, nor be so employed during his term. The chairman shall be appointed by the governor prior to the first meeting of each calendar year.
(4)  The governor may remove a commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office after first giving him a copy of charges against him and an opportunity to be heard publicly before the governor. A copy of the charges and a transcript of the record of the hearing shall be filed with the secretary of state.
(5)  The commission shall meet at regularly scheduled intervals or on call of the chairman. Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Members shall each be compensated as provided by section 59-509(n), Idaho Code.