All offices, places, classifications, job qualifications, job descriptions, positions and employments coming within the purview of this chapter shall be created by the city manager and city council or city manager alone or whomever otherwise is vested with power and authority to select, appoint, or employ any person coming within the purview of this chapter, and nothing contained in this chapter shall infringe upon the power and authority of any such person or group of persons, or appointing authority, to fix the salaries and compensation of all employees employed hereunder or to specify the qualifications, including experience, necessary for any position within the civil service. (Ord. 1380 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1247 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1190 § 1, 1985; Ord. 895 § 2, 1978).