Section 389-1-1 - PURPOSE OF RULESThese rules implement the State Civil Service Law (Title 5 MRSA, Chapters 56, 60, 65, 67, 68, 69, 71 and 372). The rules shall be applied in accordance with the objectives of the Civil Service Law which are interpreted to be:
A. Promoting effective service, and economy in state office and employment.B. Providing a modern and comprehensive personnel administrative system, in which: 1. Positions essentially alike in content shall receive equal treatment in all personnel processes.2. Fair and equal opportunity shall be afforded to all qualified Maine citizens to enter State Service, on the sole basis of merit, as determined through practical competitive examinations.3. The State Service shall be made attractive as a career.18- 389 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 1