There shall be a classified service of the City
pursuant to § 7-194 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
as amended. The classified service shall include all offices and positions
in the municipal service of the City of Meriden except the following
offices and positions herein excepted: all elected officials; all
department heads; members of all appointed boards and commissions;
the Corporation Counsel; those specifically exempted by state statute;
no less than one assistant and one secretary to the City Manager;
no less than one assistant to the City Clerk; no less than one assistant
to the City Council; and all those who serve at the pleasure of the
City Manager or City Council, or both, as provided in this Charter.
The number of such unclassified positions in each category shall be
determined by majority vote of the City Council.
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Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the
previous City Charter or of the classified system in existence upon
the effective date of this Charter, all department heads and all other
officers provided in this Charter to serve at the pleasure of the
City Manager or City Council, or both, shall be considered to serve
without tenure after the effective date of this Charter, and the positions
of department heads and other officers shall be considered to be new
offices created by virtue of the adoption of this Charter, and any
previous tenure or classified status of such department heads or other
officers is hereby expressly terminated and revoked.
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