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classified. In other words , you got hiring and firing, <br /> which is not controlled by civil service laws with <br /> respect to certain selected positions. For example, the <br /> department deputy, and the mayor ' s staff. He can pick <br /> and choose, hire and fire, without reference or <br /> restriction by the civil service law. However , with <br /> respect to their pay grade and those items , those are <br /> controlled by civil service law. Is that accurate, Mr. <br /> Luke? <br /> LUKE: Yes , essentially so. Yes , it is . And I 'm <br /> sorry I didn' t bring the civil service law with me. But <br /> the civil service law starts out with exemptions. It <br /> exempts all department heads , all deputies from civil <br /> service of the County, you know. All positions in the <br /> mayor ' s office, except that they shall be classified; <br /> "exempts all" means other positions. So what we' re <br /> saying here is that if you put in this thing that it will <br /> be in conformance with civil service law and the <br /> exemptions from civil service law, which you can take by <br /> Charter and. . . <br /> CUSHNIE: Okay. I think I ' ll have to look at that <br /> more. I think the wording that you've inserted seems to <br /> be broader than merely salary classifications . I 'm <br /> wondering what other qualifications would an outside <br /> appointee have to fulfill in order to meet your. . . <br /> accordance with civil service laws? Is there a health <br /> physical they would have to pass? Are there educational <br /> qualifications in order to be either a deputy, or <br /> assistant or private secretary? <br /> LUKE: I guess they' re two answers to this. One is <br /> that , if it ' s included in civil service law, it applies <br /> anyway, regardless of what the Charter says. In the area <br /> of health standards , the County' s program includes <br /> establishing physical standards which is not really <br /> contained in the law. So we 've gone beyond the law. And <br /> we. . .and we have established physical standards <br /> (inaudible) that you have to meet before you can come to <br /> work for the County. So. . . <br /> CUSHNIE: That would not be a restriction? It is <br /> more of an enhancement at this point , an additional <br /> requirement? I think I 'm having trouble just with the <br /> semantics. It seems so much broader than merely salary <br /> classification. <br /> L'ORANGE: Mr. Chairman, one question. Could you <br /> clarify for me, by making this change in language, what <br /> you accomplish? What do you make better? Plus the <br /> problem you' re trying to solve? <br /> 370 <br />