Title
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13-28 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE REGARDING DURATION OF SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Body
CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 13-28 of the Duluth City Code be amended as follows:
Sec. 13-28.1. Temporary vacancies in permanent positions.
(a) A vacancy created by the absence of the incumbent shall be known as a temporary vacancy in a permanent position, and any person appointed to fill such vacancy shall be known as a substitute in that position;
(b) Whenever a temporary vacancy in a permanent position occurs, the appointing authority may fill the position through certification in the following order: from the reappointment list, re-employment list, internal-employment list or open-employment list, as provided for in these rules;
(c) The substitute appointment shall terminate upon the return of the incumbent. Upon termination, one of the following actions shall occur:
(1) If the substitute has not completed the probation period, the substitute's name shall be restored to the eligible list from which certification occurred. If that list has expired, the substitute shall be terminated; however, if the appointment was made from an internal-employment list, the substitute shall be returned to the position previously held;
(2) If the substitute has completed the probation period, the substitute's name shall be placed on a re-employment list and if hired from an internal employment list, the substitute shall be returned to the position previously held;
(d) In such cases where it is determined that the incumbent will not return to the position, the substitute shall be appointed to the position as the regular employee if the substitute has successfully completed the probation period;
(e) If no eligible list exists, or no person certified from such list accepts the appointment, the appointing authority may fill the position with a provisional appointment.
Sec. 13-28.2. Tempor...
Click here for full text