It is the policy of the City of Forsyth to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunity. The city shall select employees on the basis of the applicant’s qualifications and without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, or national origin. Qualified individuals with disabilities shall be given equal consideration for all city positions. Furthermore, the city will take steps to reasonably accommodate qualified, disabled individuals when such accommodations will permit the individuals to perform essential duties of the job and will not result in undue hardship on the city.