In order to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for dealing with personnel matters; to attract to the city service the best and most competent persons available; to assure that appointments, promotions, demotions, transfers, and layoffs of employees will be based on merit and fitness; and to provide a reasonable degree of security for qualified employees, the following personnel system is hereby adopted.
('64 Code, § 16A-1) (Ord. 404, passed 6-24-71)