(a) 
Departments, Etc. Existing departments, agencies, authorities and offices shall be continued as constituted on the effective date of this Charter until thereafter changed pursuant to this Charter or by ordinance.
(b) 
Boards, Commissions, Etc. Existing boards and commissions shall remain in effect unless changed pursuant to this Charter or by ordinance.
All appointments, promotions and removals of City officers and employees shall be made in compliance with the Performance Based Personnel Code of the City of Ellisville, as it may be amended from time to time. Appellate procedures to review disciplinary actions imposed by the City Manager shall include a personnel review board consisting of three (3) commissioners appointed by the Council on such terms and conditions as they may enact by ordinance. No person, while a member of said commission, shall hold or be a candidate for any office of public trust.