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Appointments to the rank of Deputy Chief in the Toledo Police Division only, may be made on a pro tem basis. No examination shall be conducted, nor shall an eligibility list be established for use in making such appointments. Selection of Deputy Chiefs-Pro Tem shall be at the discretion of the Chief-Police and shall be made from among Police Captains with a minimum of two years in grade.
Appointees shall serve only so long as the Chief-Police or the employee desires. Appointees shall then have a right to return to the rank of Captain. The requirements and procedures set forth in these rules for reductions in rank and voluntary demotions shall not be applicable to such returns to the rank of Captain.
Appointments may extend for indefinite periods and are not limited by the restrictions applicable to other types of temporary employment. In no case shall a pro tem appointment become permanent, despite the lack of an examination for two or more years after the appointment occurs.
So long as pro tem appointments to the rank of Deputy Chief continue, no examinations for that classification shall be conducted or eligibility lists established. Nor shall notification to the Commission be required when a vacancy in the Deputy Chief classification arises.
(A) In the event that the City of Toledo annexes territory as provided by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 709, employees of the acquired territory affected by the annexation may be offered employment with the City of Toledo in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code, in lieu of the procedures outlined within these Rules, provided that the employees of the annexed territory are determined to be qualified by the Human Resources Department's Selection and Evaluation Section and further provided that employment of the affected persons may be conditioned upon successful passage of a criminal background test, a medical examination and such other requirements as recommended by the Director of Human Resources.
(B) In the event that the City of Toledo enters into an agreement with another political subdivision for the purpose of merging, acquiring, or consolidating services to the public, employees of the other political subdivision may be retained and placed into similar positions within the City of Toledo provided: (1) the agreement with the other political subdivision, as authorized by City Council, contemplates retention of the affected personnel; (2) the affected personnel are deemed qualified for the similar position within the City of Toledo workforce by the Human Resources Department's Selection and Evaluation Section; (3) the affected employees were hired by the other political subdivision in an impartial process that contains circumstantial guarantees of fairness; (4) that affected personnel be subject to any background checks, medical examinations and other requirements as deemed necessary by the Director of Human Resources; and, (5) that the retention and placement of employees from other political subdivisions be approved at a hearing of this body upon the recommendation of the Mayor and Director of Human Resources. In no event shall seniority of employees acquired through agreement with another political subdivision for the purpose of merging, acquiring, or consolidating services to the public be transferred for any purpose other than sick time, vacation time, or as specifically required by law. This Section shall be in lieu of any other provision of these Rules.
Transfers of permanent employees of the City of Toledo and Board of Health to positions in the same classification in the classified service may be made by the Appointing Authority as provided herein:
a. The employee must have completed one (1) year of service after the appropriate probationary period to be eligible for a transfer.
b. The employee or Appointing Authority must request the transfer in writing. The Appointing Authority may initiate transfers for the good of the service.
c. Transfer requests will be reviewed by a three-member Transfer Board consisting of the Commissioner-Civil Service, Director-Personnel and Civil Service, and a representative of the employee bargaining unit into which the transfer is being requested.
d. Upon approval by the Transfer Board, the transfer request will be placed on the appropriate transfer list and ranked by seniority.
e. One transfer movement shall be allowed within a twelve (12) month period.
f. One automatic waiver will be allowed on each transfer request.
g. Transferred employees shall serve a probationary period during which time the employer or employee may request transfer back to the former position. The probationary period shall be as provided for in the Toledo Municipal Code.
h. Modifications in this procedure may be approved by the Transfer Board for the good of the service.
Voluntary demotions of permanent employees to like or related positions in the classified service for which they qualify may be made as herein provided:
a. The employee must have completed one (1) year of service after the appropriate probationary period to be eligible for a voluntary demotion.
b. The employee must request the voluntary demotion in writing.
c. The Civil Service Commission will determine if the employee is qualified to fill a position within the classification for which voluntary demotion has been requested.
d. If the employee is qualified for the lower level classification, his/her name shall be placed on the appropriate list ranked by seniority and sent to the Appointing Authority when a requisition is received for the classification in question.
Periodic service ratings relative to the attendance, conduct and efficiency of all permanent employees shall be made on forms and in the manner prescribed by the Commission. Such records shall be filed in the office of the Commission and shall be made a part of the official record of the employee.
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