This article, Article 2 (commencing with Section 88050), Article 4 (commencing with Section 88160), Article 5 (commencing with Section 88180), Article 6 (commencing with Section 88190), Article 8 (commencing with Section 88240), and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 87000) shall apply to all classified employees of a community college district, whether a merit or nonmerit system district as authorized by this chapter unless the section specifically limits its application to nonmerit system districts.

These provisions shall not apply to employees of a community college district lying wholly within a city and county that provides in its charter for a merit system of employment for employees employed in positions that are part of the classified service.