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~ 1t.0~. Legislation to Put Article into Effect. The city council shall have power to enact appropriate legislation to implement this article. 11.06. Admini'stration of Civil Service. The classified civil service provisions of this article shall include all firefighters and policemen employed on a regu- lar full-time basis by the police and fire departments and all other employees of the city who may come within the purview Of this article as hereinafter provided, but shall not include the chief or deputy chief of the p~lice or fire departments or the head or assistant head of any other department. ~All appointments to and promotions in-said departments shall be made solely on merit, efficiency and fitness, which shall be ascertained by open competi$~¥e examination and impartial investigation. However, if a member of the poli~e department or fire department i-s appointed as chief or deputy chief of that department and is afterwards removed from such position, he shall be reinstated to his former posit~on in the department for which he has qualified under the civil service regulations, provided, he is not subject to dismis- sal under any of the provisions of Section 11.09 of this article. 11.07. Adoption and Induction of Incumbents. Ail persons holding a position in the police or fire departments, not including the chiefs and deputy chiefs thereof, when this act takes effect, who shall have served in such position for a period of at least one year last past con- tinuously are hereby declared eligible for permanent appoint- ment under civil service to %he offices, places, positions or employments which they shall then hold, respectively, without examination or other act on their part: and not on probation; and every such person is hereby astomaticatly adopted and inducted p rmanentty into cmvml service, into such office, place, posi- tions or employments which such person then holds as completely ~and effectually to all intents and purposes as if such person had been permanently appointed thereto under civil service after examination and investigation. 11.08. Appointments to Vacant Positions. (a) Whenever a position in the classified service be- comes vacant, the appointing power, if it desires to fill the vacancy, shall make requisition upon the commission for the names and addresses of persons eligible for appointment thereto. The commission shall certify the three names highest on the eligible list for the class to which the vacant posit~on has been allocated who are willing to accept employment. If there is no appropriate list for the class, the commission shall certify the names of the -29-