§ 45-58A-70.16 — Employment Registers and Lists; Reinstatement of Eligible Employees; Probationary Period

Alabama § 45-58A-70.16

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 58A: Shelby County Municipalities
• Art. 7: Helena
• Part 1: Employees

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(a)
The director shall establish and maintain any eligible or employment registers for the various classes of positions deemed necessary to meet the needs of the service. Names of eligibles shall be placed on lists in the order of their examination grades ranked from highest or first to lowest or last.
(1)
Open-competitive lists shall contain the names and final grades in order of rank for those applicants attaining a minimum passing score on the open-competitive examination. Duration of the lists shall be for a period of one year from the date of approval by the board unless the list is depleted or extended by action of the board.
(2)
Promotion lists shall contain the names and final ranked grades of employees attaining qualifying grades on promotional competitive examinations. Duration of the lists shall be for one year from the date of approval by the board unless the list is depleted or extended by action of the board. In the event that a combination open-promotional list is established, the promotional list shall take precedence over the open list.
(3)
A layoff list is an eligible list which contains the names of former permanent status employees who were separated from various classes because of a lack of work or funds, or whose positions were abolished as a result of departmental reorganization or for some other just reason. The names of the former employees shall be placed on the list in the order of seniority. Duration of the lists shall be for a period of two years. Employees in probationary status shall have their names reinstated at the top of the appropriate eligible list. When there are two or more employees who are equal in seniority, they shall be placed on the layoff list in the order of their efficiency records. The method of defining layoff procedure shall be determined by the director in accordance with this part.
(4)
In the absence of an eligible list for a particular class within which a vacancy exists, the director may certify from a list of a related class that the director deems appropriate. The appropriate or related list shall be for a class having substantially the same requirements as the class in which the vacancy exists, and the pay range shall be commensurate between the classes.
(b)
Whenever there are fewer than three names of available eligibles remaining on a list, or if a demand is anticipated for more candidates for employment than an existing list may satisfy, the director may order a new examination and shall consolidate the existing names on the list with the new names. All persons whose names appear on an existing list that is to be merged after a new examination shall be notified of the opportunity to compete in the second examination. Should the persons elect not to appear or refuse reexamination, their names shall be certified first from the new consolidated list for a period of one year from the date the original list was approved by the board. Should they elect to be reexamined, the grade earned on the last examination shall be their official grade without regard to their previous grade. The names of candidates who compete successfully on unassembled examinations shall have their names integrated on the eligible lists in the order dictated by their grades. However, notice to existing eligibles as to their relative positions on the lists shall be waived and an appropriate notice shall be placed on the announcement of this process.
(c)
When an applicant is employed through certification, his or her name shall be removed from the appropriate eligible list. In addition to the reasons for disqualification cited in this part, eligible candidates shall have their names removed from eligible lists at the expiration date of the eligible list.
(d)(1) Any former employee with permanent status who has been separated from the classified service without fault or delinquency, within two years from the date of resignation or separation, may request reinstatement to the appropriate eligible list for the class in which he or she served. The request shall be made in writing and subject to the recommendation of the director and the approval of the board. Upon approval, the name of the former employee shall be placed at the bottom of the appropriate open-competitive list for one year’s duration.
(2) Unless otherwise determined by the board, a former employee so appointed shall enter at the beginning rate for the class and shall serve a probationary period for one year. In addition to the foregoing conditions, the applicant for reinstatement shall meet the physical standards for the class for which reinstatement is applied. The medical examination shall be administered by a physician designated by the board and the applicant shall bear the cost of the examination. As a further requirement, the age of the applicant at the time of reinstatement shall not exceed the maximum age as specified on the last examination announcement for the class to which reinstatement is requested.

Legislative History

(Act 92–201, p. 442, § 17.)