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e . City of La Porte Personnel Policies e. To promote high morale among City employees by fostering good working relationships and by providing uniform personnel policies, opportunities for advancement, and consideration of employee needs and desires. f. To establish and maintain a uniform program of employee evaluation and remuneration based upon duties and responsibilities in the service of the City. SECTION 3 - EaUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The City of La Porte maintains policies and practices of both equal employment and affirmative action. Actions are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and prospective employees engaged in or to be engaged in City service. Discrimination against any individual in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of religious opinions or affiliations, membership or non-membership in employee organizations, or because of race, color, national origin, sex, age, handicap/disability, or religion is prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or physical requirements is prohibited except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification. SECTION 4 - APPLICABILITY These personnel policies shall apply to all City employees except where these policies may be in conflict with federal, state, or local legislation. Supplemental rules for all City departments may be developed within the respective departments so long as these departmental policies do not conflict with City personnel policies and procedures. Any person, whose employment with the City is the result of a written contract, shall be considered an employee of the City and shall be required to adhere to all adopted policies and procedures affecting employment with the City. SECTION 5 - DISSEMINATION All City employees upon employment shall be provided with a copy of these policies. City employees shall sign a form acknowledging receipt of these policies and such form shall become a part of the employees' official employment record. Each department shall maintain a copy of these personnel policies available for employee reference. Employee personnel questions shall be addressed and an answer provided through the established chain of command. SECTION 6 - AMENDMENT These rules may be amended or superseded by recommendation of the City Manager to the City Council and Council's approval of such recommendation(s). As the policy setting body for the City of La Porte, only City Council is authorized under City Charter to amend or supersede these policies. 2