Except as may be permitted by law because of a bon-fide physical, medical, skill, knowledge, experience, or education qualification or because of a bona-fide employment policy, rule, law, or court order involving civil rights or veterans preferences, no employee or appointee of the City of Lima, and no person seeking employment or appointment by the City of Lima shall be employed or appointed, refused employment or appointment, suspended, reduced, laid off, discharged, promoted, demoted, or in any way favored or discriminated against because of such person's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual identity, sexual orientation or preference, military status, national origin, disability, age, or ancestry.
(Ord. 236-20. Passed 11-23-20.)