1. Goals and objectives. The Bureau of Human Resources is established within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services as the administrative agency for state civil service matters and as a service agency to state agencies and departments. In addition to any other goals and objectives established in this chapter, the Bureau of Human Resources shall strive to:
A. Establish within State Government a high concern for state employees as people;
B. Provide managers with the skills and knowledge needed to manage people effectively with particular emphasis on "people soundness;"
C. Establish a civil service system that provides State Government with highly qualified and motivated employees;
D. Encourage state employees to realize their potential and thereby increase the quality of service;
E. Establish itself as a service agency to assist other agencies and departments of State Government to perform their duties in an efficient and quality manner;
F. Preserve the integrity of the civil service system;
G. Establish a civil service system with sufficient flexibility to adopt new technologies, procedures and policies in order to respond quickly and effectively to the needs of state agencies and employees; and
H. Promote effective labor relations.