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• • CITY OF LA PORTE PERSONNEL RULES CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Section 1. Objective • These rules are designed to bring to the City service a high degree of understanding, cooperation, efficiency, and unity through systematic, uniform application of personnel practices. Objectives of the City personnel management system, which includes these rules, are: a. To promote and increase efficiency, responsiveness to the public, and economy in the City service; b. To provide fair and equal .opportunity for qualified persons to enter and progress in the City service in a manner based on merit and fitness as ascertained through fair and practical personnel management methods; • c. To maintain recruitment, advancement, and tenure practices enhancing the attractiveness of a City career and encouraging each employee to give his or her best effort to the City and the public; d. To maintain consistent, up-to-date position classi- fication and compensation plans based on the relative duties and responsibilities of positions in the City service; e. To promote high morale among City employees by foster- ing good working relationships and by providing uniform personnel. policies, opportunities for advancement, and consideration of employee needs and desires. Section 2. Equal Opportunity Policy Action shall be taken to ensure equal employment oppor- tunities 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 per- sonnel administration because of religious opinions or affilia- tions, membership or nonmembership in employee organizations, • or because of race, color, national origin, marital status, or other non-merit factors is prohibited. Discrimination on the