Any person holding a position in the classified service and who has been in the employ of the City for a period of six months as of July 1, 1972, shall be retained when recommended by department head, but shall thereafter be subject in all respects to the provisions of this article. Any other persons in the classified service at the time this article takes effect shall be considered as having been given probationary appointment as defined in the provisions relating to the subject.
(1978 Code Sec. 19-11.)