Sec. 400.215. - Prohibitions.

In providing for equal opportunity/equal access, the following prohibitions shall apply: (a) In the appointment of eligible candidates to classified and unclassified positions, the use of quotas based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, sex and similar non-merit factors is prohibited. A quota is a restriction of employment opportunities to members of any class by requiring numerical or proportionate representation which the appointing agency is obligated to attain without regard to merit and qualifications. A quota is distinguished from a goal in that a goal is a numerical objective, fixed realistically in terms of the number of vacancies expected and the number of qualified applicants available in the relevant job market, which the City endeavors to achieve on a timely basis within the context of the merit system of employment. (b) The City shall not create, maintain or use a list of eligible candidates by which a selected group of individuals is given a preference in hiring or promotion that -is not available to all individuals who are qualified. This prohibition shall not apply when a preference is required by federal law. (c) The reservation of a particular job category or job position for members of any class is prohibited. A job category or job position is reserved when, by administrative policy or directive, an appointing authority designs or is directed to hire or promote, exclusively or primarily, members of any class into that job category or job position. (Ord. 2004-699-E, § 4)