Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Definition: The
appointment of an employee who has held certified status during his/her current
period of continuous service, with the approval of the Department of Personnel,
to a vacant position in a class having higher qualifications, duties,
responsibilities and maximum permissible salary or rate than the former
class.
b) Eligibility for
Promotion:
1) The Director of Personnel may
approve the promotion of qualified employees who have established eligibility
for the appropriate class through open competitive examinations in accordance
with merit standards set forth in Section
420.300(a).
2) The Director of Personnel may approve the
promotion of qualified employees to a class for which the examination is
closed, provided the employee meets the minimum requirements of the
class.
3) For promotional purposes,
a passing examination grade for the appropriate class is valid for a 3 year
period from the date of the examination. If the employee retakes the
examination within the 3 year period, the most recent passing grade shall be
the only one considered.
4)
Employees appointed to a trainee class for which an examination was required
may be promoted to the title for which they are training by passing the
appropriate examination or satisfying the requirements set forth in Section
420.320(b)(2).
c) Limitations on Promotions: No
provisional, temporary, emergency or exempt employee may be promoted. No
probationary employee may be promoted unless the employee has previously held
certified status during the current period of continuous service.
d) Failure to Complete Probationary Period:
1) A promoted, certified employee who fails
to satisfactorily complete the probationary period in the promoted position
because of inability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the new
promoted position shall be returned to a position in the class, department and
locality and with the status from which promoted.
2) An employee who is demoted or one who
accepts a voluntary reduction, during a probationary period shall serve a
probationary period as provided in Section
420.360(a)
unless the employee had previously held
certified status in the former class, in which case the return shall be to
certified status.
3) A promoted
employee previously certified may be discharged for cause during the
probationary period. The employee has the same rights to appeal as a certified
employee.
