When an emergency arises such that in order to prevent the loss of public property, serious inconvenience to the public or damaging delay to the public service, the usual procedure of requisition and certification is not suitable, an Appointing Authority may immediately appoint a qualified person or persons for service during the existence of such emergency, but not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days.
Emergency appointments, with the reasons therefor, shall be immediately reported to the Commission which reserves the right to inquire into the reality of the emergency. If no emergency is found to exist, payrolls for the salary involved may be disapproved. In no case shall the merit principle be evaded by successive emergency appointments to the same position.