It is the policy of this state that each county may establish a personnel system administered in a manner that will provide for the effective implementation of the following merit principles: (1) recruiting, selecting, and advancing county employees on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for employment for initial appointment; (2) providing equitable and adequate compensation to county employees; (3) training county employees as needed to assure high-quality performance; (4) retaining county employees on the basis of the adequacy of the county employee's performance; (5) separating from county employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected; (6) treating applicants for employment and county employees fairly in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to: (a) race; (b) color; (c) religion; (d) sex; (e) national origin; (f) political affiliation; (g) age; or (h) disability; (7) having proper regard for each county employee's privacy and constitutional rights as citizens; (8) providing county employees information regarding a county employee's political rights and prohibited practices under the Hatch Act; and (9) providing a formal procedure for processing a county employee's appeals and grievances without: (a) discrimination; (b) coercion; (c) restraint; or (d) retaliation. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1
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