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Section 800.019 Appointments/Transfers

All employees shall be employed upon the recommendation of the Department Director.

1) Initial Appointments -

a) Types of Appointments - When initially hired, persons employed by Augusta, Georgia shall be
given one of the following types of appointment.

i) Probationary - A probationary appointment is an appointment to a position for a probationary
period of twelve (12) months. An employee serving a probationary period may be discharged or
returned to his or her previous position and shall not have the right to utilize the grievance and
appeal procedure set forth in these policies.

ii) Part-time - A part-time appointment is an appointment to a position which indicates the
employee is to work on a continuing basis, but will work less than thirty (30) hours per week.
Part-time employees are not eligible for any benefits.

iii) Regular Appointments - An employee given an initial probationary appointment shall be given
a regular appointment upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period

2) Extraordinary Appointments

a) Temporary Appointment -Temporary appointments shall be utilized to replace regular employees
who are temporarily absent from their duties or to provide extra assistance for short periods of time.
Such appointments may be made from a referral list. The Department Director may make a
temporary appointment through any means necessary to prevent a work stoppage or slowdown of
work that is considered critical to the operations of Augusta, Georgia. The temporary appointee
shall file an Augusta, Georgia application with the Human Resources Department. The duration of
the temporary appointment shall be limited to no more than 1,000 hours. Upon completion of 999
work hours in one calendar year, the temporary appointment automatically ceases.

The acceptance or refusal of a temporary appointment shall not affect an applicant’s eligibility for
a probationary or regular appointment. Any person so appointed shall be compensated at the
appropriate rate for the classification to which the temporary position belongs. Upon
recommendation by the Department Director and with the approval of the Human Resources
Director, a temporary appointment may be compensated above the minimum of the pay grade. No
other rights or benefits shall accrue to such person other than federal or state mandates. Temporary
appointees shall not achieve regular status. In order to be considered for regular employment, a
temporary appointee must update his or her application in the Human Resources Department.

b) Term Appointment - Term appointments shall be utilized by the Departments of Augusta, Georgia
to provide extra assistance for a period of six (6) months to two (2) years. Upon determining the
need for assistance, the Department Director shall submit the Request for Temporary Employment
Service form to the Human Resources Department. The position will be filled following procedures
outlined in the Temporary and Term Employee Contract Procedures. (Refer to Appendix A, 13.2,
Temporary and Term Employee Contract Procedures)

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