Finally, Intervenors cite the
Lennox case, which involved an action brought following the passage of the First Class City Home Rule Act (Home Rule Act), Act of April 21, 1949, P.L. 665,
as amended, 53 P.S. § 3421.1 et seq., and adoption of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, thereby consolidating the city and county governments in the City of Philadelphia. Our Supreme Court determined that as of the effective date of the Home Rule Charter, “
all city officers and employees became immediately subject to these provisions of the Charter....”
372 Pa. 355, 368, 93 A.2d 834, 840 (1953)(emphasis added). We do not believe that
Lennox allows this Court to ignore the specific provisions of Section 4 of the Civil Service Act which specifically requires one year's residency.