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A. The purpose of this chapter is to implement and give effect to the requirements of the Fairbanks North Star Borough to establish and operate a system of personnel administration based upon equitable merit principles and professional methods governing the recruitment, selection, employment, transfer, removal, discipline, welfare of employees, and other factors of Borough employment.

B. It is the general intent of this chapter to establish policies which will serve as a guide to administrative action concerning the various personnel activities and transactions. Additional personnel procedures and regulations will be issued periodically by the Mayor to clarify or amplify this chapter in greater detail.

C. It is the specific intent of these policies to assist in the accomplishment of the following objectives:

1. To recruit, select and advance employees on the basis of their relative ability, knowledge and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointment;

2. To assist in the accomplishment of equal employment opportunity objectives of the Borough;

3. To assure fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights as citizens;

4. To encourage efficient operation and production of all Borough employees through professional personnel administration, toward the end of providing optimal service to the public. (Ord. 98-009 § 1, 1998; Ord. 84-102 § 2, 1985. 2004 Code § 2.24.011.)