(a) The City Council and the City Manager recognize that a personnel system which recruits and retains competent, dependable City personnel is indispensable to effective, efficient and equitable municipal services.
(b) The policies and procedures set forth in this manual are designed to:
(1) Promote high morale and foster good working relationships among employees of the City by providing uniform personnel policies, equal opportunities for advancement and consideration for employee needs;
(2) Enhance the attractiveness of a career with the City and encourage each employee to give his or her best effort;
(3) Encourage courteous and dependable service to the public;
(4) Provide fair and equal opportunity for qualified persons to enter into and progress in the City service, based on merit and fitness, as determined through objective and practical personnel management methods; and
(5) Ensure that all City operations are conducted in an ethical and legal manner so as to promote its reputation as an efficient, progressive body in the community and the State of Ohio.
(Ord. 2453. Passed 4-10-95; Ord. 3263. Passed 11-25-19.)