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Excerpts from Civil Service Commission Rule 114 Appointment
Sec. 114.32 Transfer - General
114.32.1 A transfer of a permanent appointee who has completed the probationary period to a position in the same class under another appointing
officer shall be requested on the form prescribed by the Human Resources Director.
114.32.2 A properly completed transfer form approved by the appointing officer or designee of the department to which transfer is requested shall be
filed in the requested department. A copy of the approved form shall be filed with the Department of Human Resources and in the employee's current
department within two (2) business days of approval.
114.32.3 Appointees accepting a new appointment by transfer shall give a minimum period of notice prior to separation from their current department of
fifteen (15) working days, unless the current department approves a shorter period of notice.
114.32.4 Appointments by transfer are subject to the appointment and probationary provisions of these Rules.
114.32.5 Appointment by transfer will cancel all other transfer requests which have been filed.
Sec. 114.33 Transfer from Position Not Full-Time
A permanent appointee to a part-time position or a position not full time on an annual basis and who serves under such appointment continuously for
one (1) year may request transfer to a regular full-time position in accordance with the provisions of this Rule.
Sec. 114.34 Transfers Occasioned by Reduction of Force Due to Technological Advances, Automation, or the Installation of New Equipment
Permanent civil service employees who have completed their probationary period and who are subject to layoff because of technological advances,
automation, the installation of new equipment, or the transfer of functions to another jurisdiction may submit a request to the Human Resources Director
for transfer to a position within their capacities to perform, whether or not within the class for which they qualified for appointment. Such request for
transfer shall be subject to the following:
114.34.1 Request for transfer shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the Human Resources Director and shall be approved by the appointing officer
or designee of the department to which transfer is requested.
114.34.2 The position to which transfer is requested shall not be to a class with more than a five percent (5%) increase in compensation.
114.34.3 The Human Resources Director may administer any examinations which, in the judgment of the Human Resources Director, are deemed
advisable to test the capacity of the employee to perform the duties in the position to which transfer is requested, unless the transfer is to a position in
the same class or a closely related class.
114.34.4 Employees so transferred, who are not suited to the position, may be given an opportunity for further transfer to other positions within their
capacities to perform.
114.34.5 In the event of layoff of an appointee who occupies a position through transfer under the provisions of this section, such layoff shall be in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Layoff Rule. Seniority shall be calculated from the date of certification in the class from which
transferred.
114.34.6 Employees transferred under the provisions of this section may request reinstatement to the former class in accordance with the Reinstatement
Rule.
114.34.7 In the event that more than one (1) approved transfer to the same class is on file in the Department of Human Resources, preference shall be
given to the appointee who has the longest service under civil service permanent appointment in the class from which layoff is to be made.
114.34.8 An appointee transferred under the provisions of this section shall serve a probationary period in the new class.
Sec. 114.36 Limited-Term Transfer
114.36.1 Definition
The transfer of a permanent appointee to a vacant position in the same class under another appointing officer for a specified duration of time may be
approved by the appointing officers of both departments and the Human Resources Director and shall be known as a "limited-term transfer."
114.36.2 Purpose
The purpose of a limited-term transfer is to more efficiently utilize and exchange human resources among the departments of the City and County; to
allow employees exposure and training in other departments; and to provide a mechanism for reducing staffing levels during slow periods or periods of
fiscal emergency and to temporarily increase staffing during peak work periods.
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