Sec. 25-9.01. Filling of Vacancies.
a.The department head shall promptly notify the Human Resources Director (Ord 3385; 02/07) of any anticipated vacancy in an approved position. Following any administrative review or Council action as may be required by Section 4.06, the Human Resources Director (Ord 3385; 02/07) and department head shall determine the means to be used to fill the vacancy.
b.With the approval of the Human Resources Director (Ord 3385; 02/07), the vacancy may be filled through a transfer or voluntary demotion of an employee. If appointment is not made in this manner, the vacancy may be filled by appointment from one of the following existing employment lists in the following order.
1.Reemployment
2.Promotional
3.Reinstatement
4.Open-competitive
c.If there are three (3) or fewer eligibles on the applicable promotional and/or open list, the Human Resources Director (Ord 3385; 02/07) may:
1.Authorize appointment from among the available eligibles; or
2.Cancel the existing employment list and declare an alternate list as appropriate in accordance with Section 9.05; or
3.Cancel the existing employment list and order a new examination. The Human Resources Director (Ord 3385; 02/07) may also authorize a temporary appointment for the interim period as provided in Section 9.03.