§ 10-119. Status of Employees at Effective Date of Article VIII.

(1)

Permanent employees in the classified service at the effective date of Article VIII of this Charter, shall be continued in their respective classifications without further examinations, until lawfully separated therefrom.

(2)

Employees of the City and employees of any other governmental agency who become classified employees of the City at or after the effective date of Article VIII of this Charter and who were not appointed after civil service test and certification, shall be continued in their respective positions provided that within one year after having become classified employees they shall pass a qualifying test prescribed by the Department of Civil Service. Those who fail to so qualify shall be dismissed from their positions within thirty days after the establishment of an eligibility list for their respective positions. Nothing herein shall preclude the reclassification or reallocation as provided by the civil service rules and regulations of any position held by any such employee.