§ 21-9. Effect of article as to present employees, etc.

All persons holding full time positions in the classified service as established by this article for six months immediately preceding the effective date of the ordinance from which this article derives ^[] shall hold their positions until discharged, reduced, promoted or transferred in accordance with the provisions of this article. Any other persons holding positions or employment in the classified service shall be regarded as holding their positions or employment as probationers who are serving out the balance of their probationary periods before obtaining regular positions.

Employees of the social service department who have acquired either probationary or permanent status under the state county merit system, in accordance with the provisions of the manual of policies and procedures of the state department of social welfare, shall retain such status and hold their positions until discharged, reduced, promoted, or transferred, in accordance with the provisions of this article.

Employees of the social service department who have not acquired either probationary or permanent status under the state county merit system in accordance with the provisions of the manual of policies and procedures of the state department of social welfare shall be required to compete for the positions which they are holding through open competitive examinations.

(Ord. No. 305-A § 9.)