The Council may establish departments, divisions, offices and positions of employment by ordinance, and may change or abolish the same and prescribe their powers, functions and duties. The Council may by resolution provide for temporary employment of services when required. The competitive Civil Service shall include all offices and employments in the City government except:

(a) Offices required by this Charter to be filled by election or to be appointed by the Mayor and City Council.

(b) One secretary and all professional and administrative assistants in the office of the City Manager; the Mayor's secretary and an assistant and such other staff as authorized by Council; one secretary and one assistant to the City Attorney and the Auditor respectively; and the heads of such other departments and an assistant to each as may be provided for by ordinance. The City Manager, the Mayor, the City Attorney, and the Auditor shall respectively appoint such exempt personnel.

(c) Department heads, one secretary to the executive director, the secretary of the board, commercial representatives and freight and cargo handlers and checkers employed by the Port Department; also such others engaged in the handling of ships and shipping as are found by both the Board of Port Commissioners and the action of the Civil Service Board as provided for pursuant to Article VI to hold positions peculiar to the operations of the Port as a commercial enterprise.

(d) Part-time employees who are regularly employed for less than one-half the established working hours throughout the year; or those who are employed in any seasonal employment for not more than 120 days in any consecutive 12 months.

(e) Individuals or organizations engaged by contract after a finding by the Council or the Board of Port Commissioners, as the jurisdiction may be, that the service is of a professional, scientific or technical nature and is temporary in nature, or after finding by vote of two-thirds of the members of the Council or said Board that the performance of the service by contract, regardless of nature or term, is in the public interest because of economy or better performance; provided, that no such contract for service shall result in the loss of employment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive service.

(f) Such additional positions as may be excepted upon the recommendation of the Council, approved by the Civil Service Board as provided for pursuant to Article VI. (Amended by: Stats. November 1988.)

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