(1) Regular Appointment. Regular appointment is any appointment to a budgeted position vacancy in the classified service.

(2) Temporary Appointment. Temporary appointment is any appointment to perform work which is temporary, emergency or short term in nature. Temporary appointment of any individual shall not exceed 1,040 hours during a 12-month period. Qualified county employees on layoff status will be given first consideration for temporary appointments. The temporary employment of an intern who is enrolled as a student in a bona fide course of study at a college or university will be permitted. Conditions of employment including salary, hours of work and length of employment will be determined by agreement between the county and the college or university. The director will be notified in writing by the department head of all such agreements.

(3) In-Training Appointment. Whenever an elected official or department head determines it is in the best interests of their office or department, the elected official or department head may approve the in-training appointment of an applicant who does not meet the minimum qualifications for a classification. In such cases, the employing official will provide justification for the appointment and will establish a training program that will satisfy the deficiency in qualifications within one year from the date of appointment. During the training period, the employee will be compensated at a lower rate than that of the class for which training is being given. At the end of the training period, if the employee has successfully completed the necessary training, the employee will be placed on a probationary period in accordance with these rules and will be placed at the first step of the salary range for the appropriate class. Time spent in training status will not be credited toward satisfaction of the probationary period. Removal of the employee during training or probationary period will be at the discretion of the employing official.

(4) Acting Appointment. Acting appointment is a form of temporary appointment in which a regular classified county employee is given an assignment in a position in a different classification having the same or higher pay range, to replace another employee. The employee retains regular appointment status in accordance with these rules.

(5) Exempt Appointment. Exempt appointment is the appointment of an employee to an exempt position not subject to this title and shall be governed by the rules and procedures of chapter 3.68 SCC. (Added by Ord. 97-042 § 2, May 28, 1997, Eff date June 12, 1997; Amended by Ord. 04-141, Jan. 19, 2005, Eff date Jan. 31, 2005; Amended by Ord. 13-070, Oct. 9, 2013, Eff date Oct. 20, 2013).