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It is the County's policy to create career opportunities for its employees when possible. Therefore, when a current employee applying for a vacant position possesses the best qualifications of all applicants, that applicant shall be appointed to that position. However, if other applicants possess comparable qualifications and if the Cotmty would continue any historical discriminatory employment practices by automatically promoting or transferring the current employee without considering other applicants, the County must carefully consider the qualifications of other applicants in filling the position. E:y-~e-Ert+kheri~j~NCGS, Chapter 153A-103 -eft-l3~Fe~k~tte ' requires the Board of Commissioners mt+st-to approve the-<tn appoinUnent by the Sheriff or Register of Deeds of a relative by blood or marriage of nearer kinship than first cousin, or of a person who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. Section 910, Probationa~w Period of lJmnloymeut Upon initial appointment to a regular position, an employee shall serve a probationary period of six (~) months, except that law enforcement officers shall serve a twel-ve 12 (-l~}month probationary period. An employee serving a probationary period following initial appointment may be dismissed at any time during the probationary period for failure in performance of duties or failure in personal conduct. Before completion of the probationary period, all department heads, except the Sheriff and Register of Deeds, shall indicate in writing to the C-mrtrt~Nlerrtrger•Numan Resources Director: (a) That the employee's st+i3 ec~-the-en~leyee'~progress (accarnplishments, strengths, and weakness) has been reviewed with the employee; (b) Whether er-net-the employee is performing satisfactory work; (c) Whether er--rrat-the probationary period should be extended-(~trat-~e~~eeec~three--ac~#it-ietrfrl rrretr~fr~}; and; (d) Whether e~~et-the employee should be retained in the present position, er•-slteu~i-fie released, transferred, or demoted. At the end of the initial six- month probationary period, or the t~rrefve l2-FI~ month initial probationary period for law enforcement personnel, the probationary period may be extended for another tfu•ee-{3) months, except that law enforcement officers' probationary period may be extended for another six (~) months. No employee shall remain on probation for more than nine or (~}-nietrtf~r-evi~#ed-lto'~=~~ntt hxv-e~reetnerr~perser~net~a~rr~ly-rerrrtri+r-err-pin-fer•-tre~tate-tk~+t ei~krteett 18 (1`S}-months, respectively. Section 110. Reinstatement A regular full time employee who resigns while in good standing or who is separated because of a reduction in force may be reinstated within one year of the date of separation, with the approval of the department head and the County Manager. An employee reinstated shall be a•edited with previous service and previously accrued sick leave and receive all benefits provided in accordance with this policy and supplementary rules and regulations. `Che salary paid a reinstated employee shall be as close as reasonably possible, given the circumstances of etch employee's case, to the salary level previously attained in the salary range for the previous class of• work. 2I Attachment number 1 Page 149 of 362 F-5