The civil service commission shall appoint a chief examiner and such other examiners and employes as may be provided for by ordinance to carry out the purposes of this article. Such positions, including that of chief examiner, shall be in the classified service. The council and other officials of such city shall provide the civil service commission with suitable quarters and accommodations for carrying on its work, permit the use of public buildings for examinations and other official purposes, and otherwise assist, without compensation, in carrying out the purposes of this article.
53 P.S. § 12626