Columbia Applicability ordinance (§ 19-24)
Chapter 19: Personnel Policies, Procedures, Rules and Regulations · Article II. Administration and Enforcement
All offices and positions of the city are hereby divided into the exempt, unclassified, and classified service. The provisions presented in this chapter shall apply only to the classified and unclassified service unless specifically provided otherwise. Except as is specially provided by charter, employees in the unclassified service serve at the pleasure of the city manager and may be removed without cause.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 19-24
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.