All terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, transfer, and promotion will be based on the qualifications of the individual for the positions being filled regardless of the following characteristics: gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, race (including traits associated with race, which include, but are not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, ancestry, religion (including creed and belief), national origin, citizenship, primary language, immigration status, physical disability (Including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics/information), age (40 or over), marital status, military and/or veteran status, sex (including parental status, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), reproductive health decision making, the personâs use of cannabis off the job and away from the workplace, political orientation, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law or any combination of two or more characteristics stated herein. To perform skilled construction and maintenance of County landscapes, parks, trails, open space, median areas, beaches, and lawn and garden areas with a high degree of skill and independent judgment; to perform painting, metal fabrication, sign installation, tree trimming and removal, and irrigation system calibration, testing, and modification; to perform maintenance and repair of tools and equipment; to perform routine maintenance and general construction related to parks facilities; and to exercise technical and functional supervision over maintenance staff.