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Section 5. Qualification Standards (a) Employees shall meet the employment standards established by the classification plan and such other reasonable minimum standards of character, aptitude, ability to meet the public, and physical condition as may be established by the County Manager with the advice and recommendations of the department heads. (b) Qualifications shall be reviewed periodically to assure that requirements conform to the actual job performance requirements. (c) When a fully qualified applicant is not available, the County may employ, in a trainee capacity, an applicant who does not meet all minimum qualifications for a particular job, if the deficiencies can be eliminated through orientation and on-the job training in a twelve month period. (d) When qualified applicants are unavailable and there is not a trainee provision for the vacant classification, an appointment maybe made below the grade of the regular classification in a work against position to allow the employee an opportunity to gain the qualifications needed for the vacant position through on-the job experience. The appointee must meet the minimum education and experience standard of the class to which initially appointed. A work against appointment may not be made when applicants are available who meet the education and experience requirements for the vacant position. Section 6. Tests Standardized qualifying tests administered by the County or by persons or agencies for the County shall be valid measures of job performance and approved prior to use by the Human Resources Director. Section 7. Selection Process Department heads shall make such investigations and conduct such examinations as deemed appropriate to assess fairly the aptitude, education and experience, knowledge and skills, character, physical fitness and other qualifications required for County positions. Section 8. Employee and Pre-Employment Drug Testing The County, as a public employer, is entrusted with the health and safety of its citizens. In keeping with this obligation, individuals who seek County employment shall and employees may be required to undergo a drug screening procedure as a condition of employment. Procedures are included in the Cabarrus County Drug Free Workplace Policy. Section 9. Appointments Before any commitment is made to an applicant, the department head shall forward the applicant's completed application and request to hire form to the Human Resources Director with a salary to be paid and the reasons for selecting the particular applicant over others. After reviewing the qualifications and experience of the applicant, the County Manager shall approve or reject the appointment and determine the classification and starting salary of the employee, except that appointing authorities other than the County Manager shall make the appointment and determine the starting salaries, up to job rate, of new employees in those departments. 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 18 Attachment number 6 Page 237 of 362 F-5