[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Appointments to all positions shall be made on the basis of education, experience and physical condition without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service.
The appointment of employees to both monthly and hourly pay positions shall be made by the Mayor with confirmation from the Village Board.
When possible, it shall be the policy of the Village to promote existing qualified employees rather than to hire new employees.
A department supervisor shall not have under his direction or in his department his spouse or any person related to him in the first degree of consanguinity, i.e., father, mother, son, daughter, sister or brother.
Any person employed by the Village and filling a position that meets both of the following requirements shall be considered a full-time employee:
A. 
The position normally is expected to run continuously.
B. 
A minimum of 1,400 hours annually worked. The following criteria should be used in determination of the minimum hours requirement:
(1) 
Total hours shall be considered if the employee is expected to split his time between two or more positions having continuity.
(2) 
Vacation and holidays shall be included in the minimum hour requirement.
C. 
Any employee who has been granted benefits as a full-time employee prior to codification of this section to the Personnel Code rules shall retain full-time status.