The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all offices, positions and employments in the service of the city, except:
A. Elective officers;
B. The city manager and any assistants to the city manager;
C. The city attorney and any assistant or deputy city attorneys;
D. Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees;
E. All department directors;
F. Persons engaged under contract to supply expert, professional, technical or any other services;
G. Volunteer personnel;
H. All council-appointed city officers;
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. Limited-term contract employees;
K. Employees, other than those listed elsewhere in this section, who are not regularly employed in permanent positions. “Regularly employed in permanent positions” means an employee hired for an indefinite term into a budgeted position, who is regularly scheduled to work no less than one thousand forty (1040) hours per year, and has successful completed the probationary period and been retained as provided in this chapter and the personnel rules;
L. Any position primarily funded under a state or federal employment program;
M. Employees not included in the competitive service under this section shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. (Ord. 31 § 5, 1990)