§ 1-41. Objectives.  


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  • (a)

    The police jury of the Parish of Ouachita recognizes that a personnel system which recruits and retains competent, dependable parish personnel is indispensable to effective, efficient parish government.

    (b)

    The rules and procedures set forth below are designed to:

    (1)

    Promote high morale among parish employees by fostering good working relationships, and by providing uniform personnel policies, opportunities for advancement, and consideration of employee needs and desires;

    (2)

    Maintain recruitment and promotion practices which will enhance the attractiveness of a parish career, and encourage each employee to give his or her best effort to the parish and the public;

    (3)

    Provide courteous and dependable service to the public;

    (4)

    Provide fair and equal opportunity for qualified persons to enter and progress in the parish service in a manner based on merit and fitness, as ascertained through fair and practical personnel management methods;

    (5)

    To maintain consistent, up-to-date position classification and compensation plans based on the relative duties and responsibilities of jobs in the parish service;

    (6)

    Conduct all operations in an ethical and legal manner, so as to generate by its actions a reputation as an efficient, progressive body in the community and state.

(Ord. of 12-20-76, § 1.1)