§ 2.60.200. Procedure for filling vacant positions.

A.

When a vacancy is to be filled, the personnel officer shall provide the appointing authority with a referral certificate of candidates and their applications for final selection consideration. Appropriate recruitment activities shall be taken prior to any certification or referral of candidates to the appointing authority.

B.

Unless otherwise specified by the personnel officer, the candidate group referred shall consist of all those eligibles certified to the register for the class of the vacant position by the personnel officer. Appointing authorities shall appoint and promote only from among those persons who are certified to them by the personnel officer.

C.

In cases where some eligibles can be reliably designated as being more qualified than others on the register, the personnel officer may limit the size of the candidate group referred.

D.

The appointing authority shall review and make final the selection subject to the provisions of this chapter.

E.

All applications submitted to appointing authorities for review must be returned to the personnel officer after examination along with the examination results, oral interview sheets, and any other materials used in evaluating candidates.

F.

The provisions of Section 2.60.190 and this section of this chapter are not applicable in the case of emergency appointments, involuntary reappointments, reinstatement of employees who have been separated within twenty-four months, or the time extended by the personnel officer, due to a reduction in force and appointment to permanent status following successful completion of probation.

G.

Requests to underfill a position assigned an alternate classification shall require prior approval by the personnel officer. When fully qualified persons cannot be recruited to fill a position at the highest classification within alternate classification levels as allocated by the board of supervisors within the salary schedule, the appointing authority may request approval from the personnel officer to fill the position at the lower salary range and classification. If approval is granted, the personnel officer shall notify the county auditor of such action.

H.

Where an employee has underfilled a classification authorized by the board of supervisors at a higher range and classification and the employee has some prior experience of the same type and level towards meeting the minimum qualification for the higher class, credit towards the higher class may be granted by the personnel officer upon written request by the appointing authority. Credit shall be granted on a monthly basis, provided payroll information from previous employers showing actual hours worked is provided by the requesting department.

(Ord. 1183 §4(part), 1993: Ord. 1087 §1(part), 1986)