State Ex Rel. Gudlin v. Civil Service Commission

Sec. 66.19 (1), Stats., empowers any city or village to establish “a civil service system of selection, tenure and status. . . Such a system is required to include a civil service board or commission, but the statute imposes no other requirements pertinent to this case.

Sec. 2.47 of the ordinances of the city of West Allis established a civil-service system and a commission. Sec. 2.47 (3) authorizes the commissioners to adopt “such rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section as in their judgment shall be necessary to secure the best service for the city and each…