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lll Section 11. Promotion (a) Candidates for promotion shall be chosen on the basis of their qualifications, and on their work records without regard to age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, or physical handicap. Performance appraisals and work records for all personnel shall be carefully examined when openings for positions in higher classifications occur. (b) Vacancies in positions shall be filled as far as practicable by the promotion of employees in the service of the county subject to the limitations of Article IV, Section 9. (c) When a vacancy occurs, the supervisor in whose department the vacancy occurs shall review all applications, including those from current county employees wishing to be promoted into the position. If a current county employee is chosen for p~omotion, the supervisor shall forward the employee's name to the county manager, with recommendations for classi- fication and salary and reasons for selecting the employee over other applicants. After receiving the supervisor's comments, the county manager shall make the appointment and determine the classification and starting salary. In the Sheriff's Department and Register of Deeds' Office, the respective department head will forward the employee's name to the county manager with recommendations for classification and salary. Section 12. Demotion Any employee whose work in his present position is unsatisfactory or whose personal conduct is unsatisfactory may be demoted provided the employee shows promise of becoming a satisfactory employee in another position. Such a demotion shall be preceded by the warning procedures outlined in Article VII, Section 8. An employee who wishes to accept a position with less complex duties and responsibilities may be demoted for reasons other than unsatisfactory performance of duties of failure in personal conduct. If the demotion is for failure in performance of duties or failure in personal conduct, the employee shall be provided with written notice citing the recommended effective date and reasons for demotion and appeal rights available to the employee in Article VIII. Representative causes for demotion because of failure in work performance and failure in personal conduct are listed in Article VII, Sections 8 and 9. Section 13. Transfer An employee who has successfully completed a probationary period may be transferred to the same or similar class in a different department without serving another probationary period. An employee desiring to be transferred should make the request to the receiving department head (or in the case of department heads, to the county manager). As vacancies occur in other departments to which an employee would be eligible to transfer, that employee's name shall be submitted to the various department heads for consideration. If a department head wishes to hire that employee, the employee must request a transfer to that specific department and have it approved by the county manager. Any employee trans- ferred may appeal the action in accordance with the grievance procedure outlined in Article VIII. ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Section 1. Workweek Full-time employees work five (5) eight (8) hour days per workweek from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and are subject to the overtime provisions set