All compensated positions in the service of the Municipality shall be in the classified service and shall be appointed pursuant to competitive examinations, except the following, which shall comprise the unclassified service of the Municipality:
(a) Members of the Council, including the Mayor,
(b) The Clerk of Council and other employees of the Council,
(c) The Manager, Assistant or Deputy Manager,
(d) The Director of Finance,
(e) The Municipal Attorney and his assistants and special legal counsel,
(f) The Safety and Service Directors and any Assistant Safety and Service Directors,
(g) All heads of other departments and heads of divisions within departments, including the Divisions of Police and Fire,
(h) Professional engineers employed by the Municipality,
(i) Members of boards and commissions established by this Charter or by ordinance of Council,
(j) Volunteer members of the Division of Fire, members of the auxiliary police unit within the Division of Police, and part-time employees of the Divisions of Police and Fire,
(k) The secretary of each board and commission established by this Charter or by ordinance, provided that if such secretary holds other employment within the classified service of the Municipality, this section shall not exempt such person from the requirement of competitive examination to hold such other employment,
(l) Persons of exceptional professional or scientific qualifications engaged as consultants,
(m) Unskilled laborers as defined and authorized by the Civil Service Commission,
(n) Temporary employees who are not employed for more than ninety continuous days or for more than ninety days in one year, and,
(o) One personal secretary to the Manager, one personal secretary to the Municipal Attorney, and one deputy or clerk to the Director of Finance, the Safety Director, and the Service Director; provided, however, that it shall be necessary for such positions to have been created by the Council.
The Civil Service Commission shall appoint and remove, subject to the Civil Service provisions of this Charter, all employees of the Commission.
(Amended 11-3-98.)