(1)  Any career service employee accepting an appointment to an exempt position who is not retained by the appointing officer, unless discharged for cause as provided by this act or by regulation, shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-33-9

  • Career service position: means any position in the county service except those exempted under Section 17-33-8. See Utah Code 17-33-2
  • Director: means the director of personnel management. See Utah Code 17-33-2
(a)  be appointed to any career service position for which the employee qualifies in a pay grade comparable to the employee’s last position in the career service provided an opening exists; or

(b)  be appointed to any lesser career service position for which the employee qualifies pending the opening of a position described in Subsection (1) of this section.

(2)  The director shall maintain a reappointment register to facilitate the operation of this section, which shall have precedence over other registers.

Enacted by Chapter 81, 1981 General Session