A. 
Except for executive employees, the director shall recruit all candidates for employment.
B. 
The most qualified applicant shall be appointed to a position without discrimination based on race, national origin, color, age, religious creed, sex, political affiliation, marital status, disability or other criteria prohibited by law, except when the essential requirements of the position constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient performance, and such performance cannot be accomplished through reasonable accommodations.
C. 
Position vacancies shall be filled by promotion from within the municipal service whenever practicable and in the best interest of the service on the basis of most qualified. This policy is observed so that employees and the public will regard municipal service as a career, efficiency and ability will be recognized, and turnover of personnel will be minimized. Applicants for promotions must meet minimum qualifications for the vacant positions as described in the recruitment announcement.
D. 
Veterans, as defined in AMC Section 3.30.005, possessing the necessary minimum qualifications for a given job classification are eligible for an opportunity to interview for a position during an open competitive recruitment. In addition to certifying the top five recruitment applicants for interviews, the municipality will forward an additional (not to exceed five) top ranked veteran applicants to interview for each vacant Municipal position subject to this Section.
E. 
Qualified disabled persons shall be encouraged to apply for municipal employment, but such a condition shall not entitle any person to an appointment.
(AO No. 79-195; AO No. 86-207(S-1); AO No. 94-117, § 6, 7-26-1994; AO No. 2004-177(S), § 2, 4-15-2005)
Agency heads shall notify the director as far in advance as possible of the need to fill a vacated or a new position. Upon receipt of the request, the director shall approve the method for filling the position as set forth in section 3.30.033B.
(AO No. 79-195)
A. 
Contents and distribution. When necessary to recruit for a position vacancy, the director shall circulate a recruitment announcement. The announcement shall specify the title and salary range of the class or position, the minimum qualifications required, the final date on which applications will be accepted, the type of examination and other pertinent information and requirements. Every reasonable effort shall be made to attract qualified persons to compete in the examination. Copies of announcements shall be furnished to the appropriate bargaining unit representative. Copies may also be sent to public officials, educational institutions, professional and vocational societies, newspapers and other individuals or organizations and media consistent with obtaining qualified applicants.
B. 
Circulation. Recruitment announcements shall be circulated as follows:
1. 
Agency: Only within the agency to which the position is assigned.
2. 
Organization: Only within the municipal work force.
3. 
Open-competitive: Both within the municipal work force and publicly.
C. 
Procedure for issuance. The director in consultation with the agency head shall issue an appropriate recruitment announcement based upon his or her determination that the best qualified persons are likely to be available in that group and in accordance with the following procedures:
1. 
Agency announcement. When an examination is restricted to employees within a particular agency, the examination will be announced on an agency basis only. Recruitment announcements will be published for no less than five working days. A temporary employee may not compete for a position that is announced on an agency basis only.
2. 
Organization announcement. When an examination is restricted to employees in the municipal service, the examination shall be announced to the municipal work force. Announcements shall be circulated for no less than five working days.
3. 
Open-competitive announcement. Open-competitive announcements will be published for no less than seven working days. Applications may be received from any persons who wish to apply, including municipal employees.
D. 
Continuing announcements. Open examinations may be announced on a continuing basis at the discretion of the director, without a designated closing date for receipt of application, under two conditions:
1. 
When experience shows that vacancies occur frequently enough in a particular class that candidates should be available immediately on an ongoing basis to avoid interference with municipal services. A class announcement designated under this provision will indicate to applicants that they will be considered for future vacancies based on their initial application. Applications so received may be retained in a special continuing file. Only those applications already received and on file with recruitment and examination as of the date applicants are to be certified will be considered for the filling of the vacancy. A continuing announcement under this subsection will apply to all vacancies that occur within the designated class until such time as the class is withdrawn from continuous recruiting.
2. 
When it is anticipated the designated seven working days for publishing an announcement, open-competitive, may not be adequate for generating qualified applicants. A continuing open-competitive announcement designated under this subsection will indicate that the period for application will be open until further notice. When an appropriate number of qualified applications have been received or upon request by the requisitioning agency, a notice closing the announcement shall be published providing an additional 24-hour period for final receipt of applications. Applications received after the 24-hour notice deadline will not be considered for the examination announcement concerned. This procedure must be completed for each vacancy requirement for which it is considered necessary to extend the period for application.
(AO No. 79-195; AO No. 86-207(S-1); AO No. 94-117, § 7, 7-26-1994)
The deadline for receipt of applications by the personnel office for any examination announcement will be the close of business of the announced closing date. Applications received after that time shall not be considered for the announcement concerned.
(AO No. 79-195)
The municipality shall use a hiring hall as provided in a collective bargaining agreement entered pursuant to chapter 3.70. If such a hiring hall is unable to provide qualified applicants in the manner contemplated by the agreement and the agreement is silent as to the consequences of such inaction, the municipality shall recruit applicants in the manner provided by this chapter.
(AO No. 86-207(S-1); AO No. 89-111(S))