(a) Ordinance required for change in number or classification. Except as provided in subsection (b), the number and classification of positions, including the number of positions in each classification, in an office or department of County government that are approved as part of the annual budget and appropriation ordinance, shall not be changed during a fiscal year except as approved by ordinance of the County Council.
(b) Exceptions. The number and classification of positions may be changed during a fiscal year without the approval of the County Council if a change results from:
(1) reclassifying an occupied position pursuant to § 6-1-108 based on an evaluation by the Personnel Officer of the duties, tasks, and responsibilities performed by the employee in the position or based on a proficiency advancement within a proficiency class series;
(2) filling an occupied position so that an incoming employee may be trained to assume a position that is anticipated will become vacant;
(3) filling an occupied position within a rank structure when a promotion is anticipated in the Police Department, Fire Department, Detention Center, or Sheriff's Office;
(4) creating positions to staff a recruit training academy class for the Police Department, Fire Department, Detention Center, or Sheriff's Office;
(5) moving and filling a vacant position in a proficiency classification series from one classification to another within the series; or
(6) moving and filling a vacant position to a position that has a lower level of job responsibility to meet a department's recruitment, cost saving, or organizational needs.
(1985 Code, Art. 8, § 1-110) (Bill No. 58-03; Bill No. 86-04)