Section 171. Classification of Service.
   The civil service of the City is hereby divided into the unclassified (not subject to the examination herein provided) and the classified service.
   (1)    The unclassified service shall include:
      (a)    Officers elected by the people.
      (b)    The City Auditor and the secretary and the auditing assistants to the City Auditor.
      (c)    Directors of departments, Commissioners, and other heads of divisions.
      (d)    Members of boards or commissions, and the chief administrative officers thereof.
      (e)    The Mayor's Executive Assistant, secretary, and assistants.
      (f)    One (1) secretary for each department, board or commission.
      (g)    The legal assistants to the Director of Law.
      (h)    The Clerk of the Council and one (1) secretary to the Clerk of Council.
   (2)    The classified service shall comprise all positions not specifically included by this Chapter in the unclassified service and shall be divided into a competitive and non-competitive class.
      (a)    The competitive class shall include all positions and employments for which it is practicable to determine the merit and fitness of applicants by competitive tests.
      (b)    The non-competitive class shall consist of all positions requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a scientific, managerial, professional, or educational character, as may be determined by the rules of the Commission.
      (c)    By ordinance the classified service may be extended to include some portions of the unclassified service as determined by this section. Such ordinance, however, unless adopted by the Civil Service Commission as part of its code of rules, shall require the vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all members of the Council.
(Amended by electors 11-3-92)