(a) As used in this section: (1) âCivil service system,â as applied to a county or city or county, means the approved local merit system (ALMS). (2) âVeteranâ has the same meaning as in Section 18973. (3) âVeterans service officeâ means an office established pursuant to Section 970 of the Military and Veterans Code. (b) When any city, county, or city and county, general law or chartered, has established a civil service system and entrance examination for the selection of appointive officers and employees, the board of supervisors or city council, by January 1, 2002, shall either implement a veteransâ preference system giving preference to a veteran over other identically qualified applicants, or shall adopt a resolution identifying reasons that it does not implement a veteransâ preference system. (c) Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a city, county, or city and county, to implement a veteransâ preference system. However, it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section that cities, counties, and cities and counties, to the extent possible, further the public policy embodied in Section 6 of Article VII of the California Constitution to promote veteransâ preference. (d) In enacting this section, the Legislature finds and declares that veteransâ preference in civil service examinations is a matter of statewide concern. (e) It is the intent of the Legislature that a board of supervisors or city council may seek the voluntary assistance of a veterans service office serving that area in implementing a veteransâ preference system.
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