It is the policy of the Town of St. John that all personnel actions such as: hires, rate of compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, layoffs, recalls, Town-supported training, and social or recreational programs shall be administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or non-job-related handicap. Therefore, all such personnel actions should be consistently administered to all employees without compromise and thus should be based on the results achieved on the job, as well as objective job relatedness in both job qualifications and performance standards.