Section 5. Department of civil service; state civil service commission

1.
  The department. There shall continue to be in  the  state  government  a
  department  of  civil  service.  The head of the department shall be the
  president of the state civil service commission who shall be responsible
  for the discharge of the duties and functions of the department.
    2. The commission. (a) Appointment. The state civil service commission
  is continued and shall consist  of  three  commissioners  who  shall  be
  appointed  by  the  governor,  by and with the advice and consent of the
  senate, not more than two  of  whom  shall  be  adherents  of  the  same
  political  party. The governor shall designate one of the members of the
  commission to be president of the commission and such member shall serve
  in the capacity of president during the pleasure of  the  governor.  The
  members  shall not hold any other public office or public employment for
  which they shall receive compensation other than  necessary  travel  and
  other  expenses  incurred in the performance of the duties of such other
  office or employment, or engage in private employment or in a profession
  or business which interferes with the performance  of  their  duties  or
  requires  their  disqualification  from  the  performance of such duties
  because of a conflict of interests caused thereby. No member shall serve
  as an officer of any political party or political organization or engage
  in partisan political activities.
    (b) Term of office. The term of office of each  member  shall  be  six
  years  from  the  first day of February of the year in which the term of
  his predecessor expired. A vacancy in the membership of  the  commission
  shall  be  filled by appointment by the governor, by and with the advice
  and consent of the senate, for the unexpired term.
    (c) Expenses. The president and each of the  other  members  shall  be
  paid the necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.