(a) The Commission shall provide for the classification of all employees except day laborers and the appointive officers mentioned in the previous sections of this charter; for open, competitive examination as to fitness; for an eligibility list from which vacancies shall be filled; for a period of probation; and for promotion on the basis of merit, experience and record.

(b) Employees within the scope of this article who are in office at the time of the adoption of this charter shall retain their positions, unless removed for cause.

(c) The Council may, by ordinance, confer upon the Commission such further rights and duties as may be deemed necessary to enforce and carry out the principles of this article.

(d) The Commission shall have such rights, powers and duties as to enable the City, through such Commission, to substantially accomplish the purpose of Chapters 41.08 and 41.12 of the Revised Code of Washington. (Ord. 2924-06 § 12, 2006)