3-6D-6. Merit standards for personnel management actions.

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Any personnel management actions taken under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with merit standards as follows:

(1)Recruiting, selecting, and advancing civil service employees through open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointments and promotions. Selection of qualified applicants is based on relative ability, knowledge, and skills;

(2)Providing equitable and adequate compensation;

(3)Training civil service employees to assure high quality performance;

(4)Retaining civil service employees based on performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose performance cannot be improved; and

(5)Assuring fair treatment without regard to age, political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religious creed.