§ 86-78. Reclassification of positions.

The human resources director has responsibility for the proper allocation of all positions in the position classification plan and shall change the classification of any existing position when it is warranted by a material and permanent change which occurs in the duties and responsibilities of a position which are of such nature and/or magnitude that allocation to a different class is justified.

(1)

The human resources director may request appointing authorities to submit position descriptions at any time he has reason to believe there has been a significant change in duties and responsibilities of one or more positions.

(2)

If an appointing authority or an employee has reason to believe that a position is improperly allocated, he may request the human resources director to review the allocation of the position. Such request by an employee shall be submitted through the department head and shall contain a statement of justification.

(3)

When a position is reclassified because of a change in the duties and responsibilities of the position, and is assigned a higher pay grade than the current classification, such change shall be considered a promotion if the position is occupied. The human resources director may require that the incumbent qualify by examination for the new class or may determine that a noncompetitive promotion is in order depending on the conditions of the reclassification, the nature of the position reclassified and the qualifications of the incumbent.

(4)

When a position is reclassified and the pay grade is not changed, the incumbent shall continue in the position without meeting the minimum qualification if changed and with whatever status he had in the previous classification.

(5)

When a position is reclassified to a class with a lower pay grade than the current classification, such change shall be considered a demotion for the incumbent, who shall, however, continue to receive the same salary rate. If possible, the incumbent may be transferred to another classified position for which he qualified that is comparable to the position held before reclassification.

(6)

Any reclassification which is denied or which results in a demotion for the incumbent may be appealed to the personnel board.

(7)

Reclassification or underslotting of a position shall not occur solely for the purpose of avoiding the use of a current eligible list.

(Ord. No. 81-19, § 3.08, 9-3-81; Ord. No. 2016-20, § I, 12-15-16)