Civil Service Exclusion. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement or specifically excepted from the scope of collective bargaining by the provisions of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4117, Civil Service laws contained in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 124 Sections 124.01 through 124.56, sections 325.19, 9.44, and 4111.03 shall not apply to the employees in the bargaining unit. It is expressly understood that the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and the State Personnel Board of Review shall have no authority or jurisdiction as it relates to employees in the bargaining unit. UNION RECOGNITION