In order to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for dealing with personnel matters, to attract to municipal service the best and the most competent persons available, to assure that appointments and promotions 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 adopted. (Ord. 1030 § 2(2), 2018; Ord. 989 § 2, 2012; Ord. 519 § 2 (part), 1975)