§ 3-258. PROVISIONAL AND INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.

(a) An appointing authority, subject to the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, may fill a vacant permanent position in a class in the classified service when there is no list by advancing a permanent employee who meets the minimum requirements of the class. During such provisional appointment such employee, when advanced, shall retain permanent status in the regular position without pay therefor, but in lieu thereof, shall be entitled to the compensation to the higher position to which appointed. A provisional appointment to a vacant classified position shall terminate thirty (30) days after certification of names from an eligible list. In no event shall a vacant permanent position be provisionally filled for a period longer than six months except upon written approval of the Chief Administrative Officer.

(b) An appointing authority, subject to the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, may make an interim appointment to a vacant permanent position in a class in the unclassified service by advancing a regular permanent employee who meets the minimum requirements of the class. During such interim appointment, the employee shall retain permanent status in the permanent position in the classified service without pay therefor, but in lieu thereof, shall be entitled to the compensation of the higher position. The interim appointment may be terminated at the discretion of the appointing authority whereupon the permanent employee shall return to the former permanent position in the classified service. In no event shall a vacant permanent position be filled on an interim basis for a period longer than six months except upon the written approval of the Chief Administrative Officer. (Rep. and Added Ord. 6128, 1962, based on former Secs. 2-1659 and 2-1663; Am. Ord. 82-99, § 10, eff. 10-15-82).