(65 ILCS 5/4-5-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-5-6)
Sec. 4-5-6.
In all municipalities in which Sections 10-1-1 through 10-1-45
are not in effect, all officers, assistants, and employees of each
department specified in Section 4-5-2, except those elected or appointed as
provided in Sections 4-5-3 through 4-5-5, shall be appointed by the
commissioner of the department to which they are appointed, and may be
discharged by him when in his judgment the efficient conduct of municipal
affairs so demands. However, in all municipalities in which Sections 10-1-1
through 10-1-45 and Sections 10-2-1 through 10-2-23 are not in effect, all
officers and members of the fire and police departments, except those
elected or appointed as provided in Sections 4-5-3 through 4-5-5, shall be
appointed by the commissioner of the department, specified in Section
4-5-2, to which the powers of and duties to be performed by the fire
department and the police department, respectively, are assigned, and may
be discharged by him when in his judgment the efficient conduct of
municipal affairs so demands.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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