All compensated positions in the service of the Municipality shall be in the classified service and shall be appointed pursuant to competitive examinations, except:
(1) Members of the Council,
(2) The Clerk of Council and other employees of the Council,
(3) The Mayor,
(4) The Auditor,
(5) The Solicitor and assistant Solicitors or special legal counsel,
(6) The Director of Service,
(7) The Director of Safety,
(8) Director of Parks and Recreation,
(9) Members of boards and commissions established by this Charter or by ordinance of Council,
(10) Volunteer members of the Division of Fire and members of the auxiliary police unit within the Division of Police,
(11) The secretary of each board and commission established by this Charter, 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,
(12) Persons of exceptional professional or scientific qualifications engaged as consultants,
(13) Unskilled laborers as defined and authorized by the Civil Service Commission,
(14) Temporary employees who are not employed for more than ninety continuous days or for more than ninety days in one year, and
(15) One administrative assistant to the Mayor and one deputy, clerk, or assistant to the Auditor, provided however that it shall be necessary for such positions to have been created by the Council.
Employees of the Municipality who have worked at least an average of twenty hours a week for a period of six months immediately preceding the effective date of the civil service provisions of this Charter as provided by Section 12.01 hereinabove, shall be included within the classified service and shall have the benefit and protection of the civil service provisions of this Charter, but such employees shall not be required to take competitive examinations.
(Amended 11-3-70; 11-5-02)