Zavison v. Loveland

In Zavison v. Loveland (1989), 44 Ohio St. 3d 158, 161, 541 N.E.2d 1055, the Supreme Court of Ohio described the system and its purpose aptly: "the purpose of the civil service system is to provide a 'stable framework of public offices upon which a workable civil service system may be constructed' while 'avoiding the traditional spoils system and providing a method of fair employee selection and promotion based upon merit and fitness.'" Further, the civil service laws "safeguard appointees against unjust charges of misconduct and inefficiency, and from being unjustly discriminated against for religious or political reasons or affiliations." Curtis v. State ex rel. Morgan (1923), 108 Ohio St. 292, 1 Ohio Law Abs. 486, 2 Ohio Law Abs. 9, 140 N.E. 522, paragraph four of the syllabus.