The Civil Service Commission shall provide by rule for the ascertainment of merit and fitness as the criteria for appointment to and promotion in the Classified Service of the Municipality in compliance with Article XV, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio; and for appeals from actions of transfer, reduction, and removal of members of the Classified Service.
All employees of the Municipality at the effective date of this Charter who thereby become members of the Classified Service shall not be subject to competitive examination as a condition of continuance in their same positions; but, in all other respects, they shall be subject to the Civil Service provisions of this Charter.