Every civil service employee or officer of any county or city and county transferred or appointed to a civil service position as a consequence of the reorganization of any governmental department, board, commission or office or of any bureau, division, or subdivision thereof, shall be continued as a civil service employee or officer, in the position to which the employee or officer is transferred or appointed, without change in civil service status, reduction in salary range, loss of vacation or sick leave allowances, service credits, or other rights and privileges and without the necessity of examination; provided that such employee or officer possesses at the time of the transfer or appointment, the minimum qualification for the position to which the employee or officer is transferred or appointed; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable personnel laws.