Personnel rules shall be adopted by the City Council and shall establish regulations governing the personnel merit system including:
(A) Preparation, installation, revision, and maintenance of a position classification plan governing all positions in the classified service, including employment standards and qualifications for each class;
(B) Preparation, revision, and administration of a plan of compensation directly correlated with the position classification plan, providing a rate or range of pay for each class;
(C) Public announcement of all tests and acceptance of applications for employment;
(D) Preparation and conduct of test and the establishment in use of resulting employment lists containing the names of persons eligible for appointment;
(E) Certification and appointment of persons from employment lists, and the making of provisional and emergency appointments;
(F) Evaluation of employee during the probationary period;
(G) Transfer, promotion, demotion, reinstatement, disciplinary action and layoff of employees in the classified service;
(H) Separation of employees from city service;
(I) Standardization of hours of work, attendance and leave regulations, working conditions and the development of employee morale, welfare and training;
(J) The establishment of adequate personnel records.
(`83 Code, § 2.76.040)