§ 11. Appointment of juvenile court personnel or employees.

That the judge shall appoint, pursuant to Civil Service Provisions applicable to Davidson County Civil Service Employees, and shall designate a clerk, a chief probation officer, and a stenographer, and such other clerks, probation officers, matrons, attendants and other employees as may be necessary to carry on efficiently the work of said juvenile court, and as may be authorized by the Quarterly Court of Davidson County and as provided herein.

All personnel of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court established by the Charter of the City of Nashville, same being Chapter 246 of the Private Acts of 1947, as amended, who held such positions during the month of January, 1953, shall be employees of the court and hold positions of the same or others comparable to their present positions and at salaries not less than that paid to them during said month.

All personnel or employees employed by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, established as set out in the preceding paragraph, who, during January, 1953, was contributing and paying into the Civil Service Employees Pension Fund of the City of Nashville, may continue making such contributions based on the salary received by them at the time of their separation from service with the City of Nashville with all benefits and rights of disability and retirement as provided by the Charter of the City of Nashville, and shall not be subject to the requirements nor have the benefits as provided by Chapter 274 of the Private Acts of 1943, as amended, provided such persons accept employment with Davidson County and continue in said employment in the Juvenile Court of Davidson County. In the event any employee or employees shall fail to contribute or pay into the said pension fund, then said employee or employees shall become subject to all the provisions and requirements of Chapter 274, Private Acts of 1943, as to contributions and pensions and disability rights.

Anything hereinabove notwithstanding to the contrary, all personnel and employees of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Established under the Charter of the City of Nashville, and holding positions in January, 1953, who were under City Civil Service, if and when they accept the same position or a comparable position with the court herein created, shall be brought with the civil service provisions heretofore made respecting employees of Davidson County and they shall be designated civil service employees and accorded full civil service status as such employees.

An employee of the court may be removed, discharged or reduced in pay or position only after he has been given the reasons therefor in writing and afforded an opportunity to be heard in accordance with such civil service provisions, rules and regulations.

All officers of the court shall have the power of peace officers except that they shall not serve process in civil cases unless arising in this court.