Procedures and Exceptions Clause Samples

Procedures and Exceptions. Voluntary Lateral Action, Transfer, Change in Duty Station (A) An employee who has completed the 24-month minimum initial service obligation may apply for a lateral action, transfer, or change in duty station on the appropriate agency request form. Such requests shall indicate the county(ies) and/or duty station to which the employee would like to be assigned. (B) An employee may submit an agency request form at any time; however, all such requests shall expire on June 30 of each calendar year. Requests for the next fiscal year may be filed on June 1 of the preceding fiscal year. (C) All request forms shall be submitted to the appropriate Executive Council member who shall be responsible for furnishing a copy of each such request to the management representatives who have the authority to make employee hiring decisions in the county and duty station to which the employee has requested assignment. The employee shall provide a copy of the request to the Union at the time it is filed with the agency. (D) Except where a position is filled by demotion, the management representative having hiring authority for the position shall give first consideration to those employees who have submitted a request form; provided, however, that employees whose request is not submitted by the first day of the month shall not be considered for vacancies which occur during that month. (E) The hiring authority shall normally fill a position with the employee who has the greatest length of service in the broadband level and who has a request form on file for the county in which the vacancy exists. The parties agree, however, that other factors, such as employees’ work history and agency needs may be taken into consideration in making the decision as to whether the employee with the greatest length of service in the broadband level will be placed in the position. (F) If the employee with the greatest length of service in the broadband level is not selected for the position, all employees who have greater length of service in the broadband level than the employee selected shall be notified in writing of the agency’s decision with a copy to the Union. Except where agreed otherwise by the Union and the agency, the Executive Director’s notification shall contain the reason(s) the less senior applicant was selected. (G) When an employee has been appointed pursuant to a Request filed under this Article, all other pending requests shall be canceled and the employee will not be eligible to ...