19.13 Availability List As job openings are filled, the remaining qualified in-house job applicants who were not selected to fill the job opening shall be placed on an availability list in their order of qualification as determined by the recruitment selection process, and shall be considered for any future job opening which may occur within the same job classification for a period of six (6) months. If a future job opening occurs within a six (6) month period in the same job classification, and there are at least four (4) qualified individuals on the availability list for that job classification, the appointing authority (Assistant General Manager or General Manager) shall award the position to any qualified individual from the availability list under the same provisions provided in 19.2.e., without reposting a job opening notice on designated bulletin boards. If only three (3) qualified individual exists on an availability list, the appointing authority, at their discretion, may choose to either fill the job vacancy with any qualified individual from the availability list, or open a recruitment to fill the job vacancy.
19.14 Test Dates If an employee is absent on a previously scheduled test date due to a medical or bereavement emergency, then the employee will be offered an alternate test date, scheduled by the District, no later than fourteen (14) days after the initial test date. Verified documentation of emergency in a format satisfactory to the District must be provided.
19.15 Temporary, Seasonal, and Contract Employees a. Temporary, seasonal and contract employees shall not be a part of the bargainingunit, but may be employed by the District to perform bargaining-unit work to meet operational needs of a limited duration. b. Upon request of the Association, the District will meet and confer with the Association regarding the impact of the District’s use of temporary, seasonal and contract employees on the bargaining-unit. c. A temporary employee may be hired for a limited period, ordinarily not to exceed nine (9) months, for a special project or to replace an employee on a leave of absence or vacation. If the District determines that a duration in excess of nine (9) months is warranted, it shall meet and confer with the Association regarding the duration of the temporary assignment. A temporary employee must be fully qualified to perform the job tasks to which he/she is assigned. d. A seasonal employee may be hired to fill a recurring position or job need, for a reasonable amount of time. A seasonal employee must be fully qualified to perform the job tasks to which he/she is assigned. Upon request of the Association, the District agrees to meet and confer to define reasonable time. e. A contract employee is an employee of another entity (a temporary agency, for example), who is not on the District’s payroll, but who is engaged to perform bargainingunit work at the District. A contract employee must be fully qualified to perform the job tasks to which he/she is assigned. f. The provisions of section 19.15 shall not apply to temporary, seasonal or contract employees engaged by the District to perform non-bargaining-unit work.
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