All positions of regular employment in the service of the City not specifically excluded therefrom by the Charter, by ordinances passed thereunder, by the applicable laws of Ohio, or by rule, regulation or resolution of the Commission, shall constitute the classified service of the City.
Council shall establish each such position, designate the duties, responsibilities, qualifications, compensation and title thereof. Such title shall be employed in all communications to the Commission pertaining to such position.
Any person in the employ of the City August 4, 1960, and employed pursuant to the City Charter and ordinances and not excluded from the classified service as herein above provided, shall, upon such date, be deemed to be in the classified service of the City and to have received and to hold a permanent appointment to the position then held by him.
(a) If such employee has served satisfactorily in the same or a similar position in the classified service, as herein above defined, for a period of ninety days; or
(b) If such employee had at least twelve months' service with the City prior to January 1, 1960, in the same or a similar position; or
(c) If such employee shall have satisfactorily completed a noncompetitive examination conducted by the Commission.
Employees included in subparagraphs (a) or (b) hereof shall be deemed to have served the probationary period required by Section 14
of Rule VII.
All other appointments to positions in the classified service after the adoption of these Rules and Regulations shall be made as provided herein.