Appointments and promotions in the classified service of the City shall be made according to merit, which will be ascertained, insofar as practicable, by competitive examination. The classified service of the City shall include all offices and positions of the City except the following, which shall constitute unclassified offices and positions:
A. Members of Council,
B. The Clerk of Council,
C. The Mayor and Vice Mayor,
D. The Manager,
E. The Law Director, Assistant Law Directors, Prosecutors or special legal counsel,
F. All heads of departments and heads of divisions within departments,
G. A position or office requiring and held by a person possessing professional, technical or scientific skills, knowledge or experience who holds such position by contract,
H. Members of boards and commissions established by this Charter or by ordinance of Council,
I. Volunteer members of the Division of Fire, members of the auxiliary police unit within the Division of Police, and part-time employees of the Division of Police and Fire,
J. 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 City, this section shall not exempt such person from the requirement of competitive examination to hold such other employment,
K. Unskilled laborers for whom no test can be devised, as determined by the head of the Department of Personnel, and approved by the Personnel Board of Review,
L. One personal secretary to the Manager, Mayor and each head of any department created by this Charter or the Council; provided that it shall be necessary for such positions to have been created by the Council, and
M. Any temporary or part-time office or position requiring the qualifications of an expert, as determined by the Personnel Director and as approved by the Personnel Board of Review.
Employees of the City who have worked at least six months immediately preceding the effective date of the civil service provisions of this Charter in positions not exempted from the classified service shall 1) be included within the classified service, 2) be continued in their then current positions, and 3) have the benefit and protection of the civil service provisions of this Charter with respect to such positions.
(Amended November 5, 1996)