(a) The Manager of the Division of Utilities shall be employed by the Mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. The Manager shall possess, at a minimum, a Class III State of Ohio Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator's License and a Class III State of Ohio Water Treatment Plant Operator's License.
(b) After the effective date of this section, the position of Manager of the Division of Utilities shall be in the classified service of the civil service as provided in Article VII, Section 2, of the City Charter.
(c) The employee serving as the Utilities Manager shall, on the effective date of this section, be so placed in the classified service in such position without examination.