[Amended 11-27-2000 by Ord. No. 24-2000]
A. In the event of a vacancy, absence or disability of a department director, the managing director or some other officer or employee shall be assigned to perform in an acting or temporary capacity. The duties of any office or position in the administrative service under the supervision of the managing director, as stated in § 5-401F of the City Code. This temporary or acting reassignment is for management positions only. A person reassigned to a temporary or acting management position may request a temporary salary adjustment from the Managing Director, who shall have the responsibility for making that decision as stated in this section.
B. No appointed person shall serve in an acting or temporary capacity unless already employed by the City of Reading prior to such appointment or approved by City Council resolution. Council shall, within 30 days, approve or deny all temporary or acting department director and/or management appointments. If Council fails to act within this thirty-day period, the appointment shall be deemed approved.
C. Acting or temporary department directors appointed may serve no more than 180 days. Council may agree to extend said term for an additional ninety-day period upon request and upon satisfactory proof that a diligent effort to recruit and hire a department director.
D. An acting or temporary department director who has been appointed to serve as a department director but who fails to be confirmed by a vote of Council shall continue to serve as the acting or temporary director for no longer than a period of 30 days from the date of the negative vote by Council, unless Council agrees to extend for ninety-day period(s) as set forth in the preceding subsections.