Rules, classification plans, and pay plans.

So long as the same are not inconsistent with this part, the board shall adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the civil service system established hereby, including, but not limited to, a job classification plan, a pay plan, and a plan for the mandatory or permissive retirement of employees, or both, and the same shall become operative and have the force and effect of law. All rules, regulations, and pay and classification plans in effect at the time of the adoption of this part which are not in conflict with the provisions hereof shall remain in force and effect after October 1, 1985, until the same are altered, amended, or repealed in the manner hereafter provided.

(Act 85-587, p. 902, §6.)