Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.401
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County civil service system; purpose of act.
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Sec. 1.
Civil service act; purpose. The purpose of this act is to guarantee to all citizens a fair and equal opportunity for public service; to establish conditions of service which will attract officers and employees of character and capacity, and to increase the efficiency of the county governmental departments, commissions, boards and agencies, by the improvement of methods of personnel administration.
History: 1941, Act 370, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 38.401
Civil service act; purpose. The purpose of this act is to guarantee to all citizens a fair and equal opportunity for public service; to establish conditions of service which will attract officers and employees of character and capacity, and to increase the efficiency of the county governmental departments, commissions, boards and agencies, by the improvement of methods of personnel administration.
History: 1941, Act 370, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 38.401
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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