Connecticut General Statutes 5-235 – Provisional, temporary, emergency and intermittent appointments
(a) In order to facilitate the carrying on of public business or avoid inconvenience to the public, but not otherwise, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may authorize the filling of the position at once by provisional appointment, provided there are no individuals on the reemployment or candidate list. Any such provisional appointment shall continue only until an appropriate recruitment is made for the filling of such position. No person shall receive more than one provisional appointment or serve more than six months as a provisional appointee in any one fiscal year.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 5-235
- Appointing authority: means a board, commission, officer, commissioner, person or group of persons or the designee of such board, commission, officer, commissioner, person or group of persons having the power to make appointments by virtue of a statute or by lawfully delegated authority. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Candidate list: means a list of the names of persons based on merit as determined under the provisions of this chapter, which persons have been found qualified through suitable examinations for employment in positions allocated to a specified class, occupational group or career progression level. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Classified service: means every office or position in the state service, whether full-time or part-time, for which compensation is paid, except those offices and positions specified in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Compensation: means the salary, wages, benefits and other forms of valuable consideration earned by and provided to an employee in remuneration for services rendered. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Examination: means an assessment device or technique yielding scores or ratings designed to determine the fitness of candidates for positions allocated to a specified class, occupational group or career progression level. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Position: means a group of duties and responsibilities currently assigned or designated by competent authority to require the services of one employee. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
(b) When, by reason of the pressure of work, an appointing authority determines that an extra position in the classified service should be temporarily established for a period of not more than six months, such appointing authority shall so notify the commissioner, stating the cause therefor, the probable length of time the extra position will be required, the duties to be performed and the salary to be paid. When, in the judgment of the commissioner such an extra position should be established, the commissioner shall authorize the temporary appointment of a qualified person, with or without competitive examinations. Temporary appointments to extra positions shall, as far as practicable, be made from reemployment and candidate lists. No such appointments shall be authorized for a period of more than six months and such appointments shall not be renewed within any fiscal year.
(c) An appointing authority or any subordinate authorized by him, to facilitate the carrying on of public business or avoid loss or serious inconvenience to the public, when an emergency arises which will not permit the securing of eligible persons, may appoint any qualified person during such emergency for a period of not more than two months. Persons so appointed shall be known as emergency employees. Appointing authorities shall report to the commissioner all emergency appointments and such appointments shall not be renewed.
(d) The commissioner may establish unskilled and semiskilled positions, as described in § 5-233, or, by competitive examination, candidate lists of eligible persons who are available for employment on an intermittent basis and either the administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Act or the Commissioner of Revenue Services may appoint persons to such positions or from such lists to perform intermittent services as may be required. Persons so employed shall be known as intermittent employees and shall be compensated on an hourly rate basis as prescribed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Intermittent employees shall not be considered permanent employees and shall receive only such rights and benefits applicable to other state employees as may be expressly prescribed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. Such intermittent employees who meet eligibility requirements shall be admitted to promotional examinations and be placed on candidate lists pursuant to this chapter.