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478-1-.08 VACANCIES. Amended.
SECTION 8.100. VACANCY DEFINED.
No position shall be considered as properly established and no promotion, transfer, or demotion shall be made thereto until the position has been properly allocated in the classification plan as provided in Rule 4. Whenever an established position is to become vacant in the near future, the position may be considered as vacant, and the employment of a new individual made a reasonable period of time prior to the effective separation of the incumbent in order that the employee may receive instructions from the incumbent. In any such case the Commissioner shall be the judge of what constitutes a reasonable time. A position may be treated as a vacancy during the period of a properly approved leave granted to the incumbent. (09-25-97/09-25-97)
SECTION 8.200. HOW VACANCIES ARE FILLED.
All vacancies in positions under the Merit System may be filled only by reinstatement, promotion, transfer, demotion or relocation of function of an employee covered by the Merit System prior to July 1, 1996. Any position filled by a new hire on or after July 1, 1996 shall not be in the classified service. (06-27-96/09-20-96)
SECTION 8.300. DEPARTMENTAL NOTICE.
When any vacant position within a department is to be filled from within the department or within a subunit of the department, the appointing authority shall take reasonable steps to insure that all eligible employees within the competing area (either the whole department or the relevant subunit of the department) are notified of the vacancy. Such methods of notification may, in the discretion of the appointing authority, include departmental newsletter, posting or internal announcements. In addition, the department head may conduct specialized recruitment. This paragraph shall not be construed to limit the ability of an appointing authority to reassign employees when such reassignment is necessary for legitimate business purposes or in order to comply with other provisions of these rules. (09-25-97/09-25-97)
Authority O.C.G.A. 45-20-3; O.C.G.A. 45-20-3.1; O.C.G.A. 45-20-4.
