Unless otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all officers, positions, and employees in the service of the city, except:
(a) Elective officers;
(b) Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees;
(c) The City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and other management positions in the City Manager’s office;
(d) The City Attorney, Assistant City Attorney, and the Deputy City Attorney;
(e) All Department Heads;
(f) All Council-appointed officers;
(g) Persons engaged under contract to supply expert, professional, technical, or any other services;
(h) Volunteer personnel;
(i) Emergency employees who are hired to meet the immediate requirements of an emergency condition, such as extraordinary fire, flood, or earthquake which threatens life or property;
(j) Employees, other than those listed elsewhere in this section, who are not regularly employed in permanent positions; and
(k) Any position primarily funded under a State or Federal employment program.
Separate Personnel Rules and Regulations shall be established for those officers and employees listed in this section. Persons serving in offices, positions and employments excluded from the competitive service serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority, and may be removed pursuant to the Personnel Rules and Regulations for those officers and employees listed in this section.
(§ 1, Ord. 889-NS, eff. May 28, 1985)