All positions in the administrative service of the Municipality shall, as far as practicable, be filled pursuant to open competitive processes except:
(1) The Manager;
(2) Clerk of Council;
(3) The Directors of Departments, their assistants, and Division Heads;
(4) Assistants to the Manager;
(5) Secretary to the Manager, and personal secretaries of all department heads, agencies, boards and commissions;
(6) Any office or position requiring exceptional or professional qualifications;
(7) Unskilled laborers;
(8) Seasonal and part-time employees;
(9) All officials and employees appointed by Council under its Charter authority;
(10) Members of boards, commissions and agencies;
(11) Mayor's Court personnel. (Amended November 3, 1992; November 7, 2017)