A. 
It is the policy of Chesapeake Beach to comply fully with state and federal government regulations with regard to equal employment opportunity. It is, and will continue to be, the policy of Chesapeake Beach to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions of employment in the Town service based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability not affecting work performance, gender, or age, except where age or gender are essential bona fide occupational requirements.
B. 
Chesapeake Beach will continue to direct its employment and personnel practices toward ensuring equal opportunity for everyone in the Town service. Therefore, Chesapeake Beach intends that all matters related to recruiting, hiring, training, benefits, tuition, grants, compensation, promotion, transfer, layoff, disciplinary action, termination, and all treatment on the job be free from discriminatory practices.
C. 
All Town personnel who are responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, promoting, transferring, and assigning employees are governed by the policies enumerated in the section.