§ 2.60.110. Recruitment for employment.

A.

The personnel officer, in coordination with the appropriate appointing authority, shall be responsible for the recruitment of persons who are to be considered for employment with the county. An active recruitment program shall be conducted to attract suitable numbers of qualified applicants to compete for county service.

B.

Recruitment programs shall be conducted in such a manner and for such time periods as determined by the personnel officer to be useful and expedient for the class involved.

C.

No offer of employment may be made to any applicant until after the specified deadline for that position has passed and sufficient time has elapsed for the processing of applications, administration of exams, and the certification and referral of applicants.

D.

The personnel officer may utilize job vacancy announcements, bulletins, advertisements and other methods to publicize employment opportunities with the county.

E.

When federal or state laws, grants or contracts stipulate, the personnel officer shall be responsible for notifying the appropriate public and private agencies concerning job openings in order to comply with equal employment opportunity practices.

F.

An appointing authority may limit competition for vacant positions to permanent and probationary employees of the department. Such promotional opportunities shall be made known to all potentially interested and qualified employees of the department, to include general description of the position, salary, application procedures, and an application filing date which allows reasonable time to apply.

(Ord. 1087 §1(part), 1986)