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.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.401
County civil service system; purpose of act
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne County (1971)
Most recently applied in American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Wayne County (March 2011)
1941, Act 370, Eff
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