Section 6-B839. TEMPORARY PROMOTION

 

839.1A temporary promotion shall be for a period of thirty (30) days or more.

 

839.2A Career Service appointee may be temporarily promoted without competition for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days.

 

839.3Competitive procedures shall be used for a temporary promotion over one hundred twenty (120) days. In computing the days, prior service under all details to higher graded positions or temporary promotions shall be counted, whether competitive or noncompetitive, during the preceding twelve (12) months.

 

839.4A competitive temporary promotion shall be in accordance with the following:

 

(a)It shall be for a definite period of one (1) year or less;

 

(b)It may be extended for an additional period not to exceed one (1) year with the prior approval of the personnel authority based upon a written determination of the agency that unusual needs of the service require it; and

 

(c)It may be made permanent without further competition, provided that the original competition made known to all potential applicants the fact that it might lead to a permanent promotion.

 

839.5A temporary promotion shall not be used for the purpose of training or evaluating an employee in a higher grade position.

 

839.6For the purposes of this section, the following term has the meaning ascribed:

 

Temporary promotion - a promotion for a definite period of thirty (30) days or more, not exceeding one (1) year, which may be extended for up to one (1) additional year.