Civil Service and exempt positions.
Reno City Charter, art. IX, § 9.020
in effectSec. 9.020 - Civil Service and exempt positions.
1. A Civil Service System is created for the selection, appointment and promotion of all employees of the City except:
(a) Any elected official described in section 1.060 or person who is appointed to fill a vacancy pursuant to section 1.070.
(b) A person who serves as a member of any board, commission, committee or other body created pursuant to the authority of the City.
(c) An appointive officer or appointive employee.
(d) A person employed by the City for less than 18 hours per week or 234 hours per fiscal quarter, whichever is greater.
(e) A person who is not subject to the provisions of this article pursuant to section 3.020, 3.040 or 3.060.
(f) A person for whose position half or more of the money is provided by a source other than the City.
(g) An employee of the Municipal Court who is hired directly by the Court.
2. The provisions of this article are not applicable to the selection, appointment, promotion, demotion, transfer, suspension, discipline or dismissal of any person described in subsection 1.
3. Any employee whose position was within the provisions of the Civil Service System before June 2, 2013, shall retain all rights and benefits to which he or she would otherwise be entitled under the Civil Service System.
(Added—Ch. 553, Stats. 1973 p. 884; A—Ch. 561, Stats. 1977 p. 1398; Ch. 349, Stats. 2013 p. 1833; Ch. 163, Stats. 2015 p. 774)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT1RECH_ARTIXCISE_S9.020CISEEXPOFetched: 11/1/2026