ARTICLE 10

APPOINTMENT

10.1

    All positions that are to be filled except for temporary positions of ninety (90) days or less in the Skilled Crafts Unit shall be posted on a designated bulletin board in the Plant Operations Department on each campus and in the Office of the Chancellor and may be on the website of the campus with the open position. Temporary positions of less than ninety (90) days that are to be filled need only be posted in the Plant Operations Department on the campus where the vacancies exist. These temporary positions of less than ninety (90) days need only be posted for three (3) days on the campus where the vacancy exists.

10.2

    Such position vacancies shall be posted as soon as possible after receipt by the appropriate administrator. Except as provided in provision 10.1 above, posting will be made at least two (2) weeks before the deadline to apply at the campus where the vacancy exists, and at least one (1) week before the deadline to apply at other campuses. Such announcement shall include the classification title, description of duties, desirable experience, minimum qualifications, salary range, and procedures to be followed by applicants applying for such vacancies. An employee who believes he/she is qualified for a vacant position at a CSU campus or the Office of the Chancellor may apply for such position within the specified application period. Applications shall be submitted to the appropriate campus Human Resources Office.

10.3

    Temporary employees may be reappointed within twelve (12) months of the end of a previous appointment without the position being posted, provided the temporary had completed a recruitment process for the previous position.

10.4

    The President shall make appointments.

10.5

    Appointments may be to Limited Hourly, temporary, probationary, or permanent positions. Appointments shall be made through official written notification by the President. No employee shall be deemed to be appointed in the absence of such official written notification from the President. Such notification shall include the class title and timebase (except for Limited Hourly appointments) to which the employee is being appointed, the initial salary, the employment status of the employee, and the effective date of the appointment.

    Temporary and Limited Hourly appointments shall also specify the expiration date of the appointment. Temporary and Limited Hourly appointments may provide for separation of the employee prior to the expiration date of the appointment and shall specify that any employment in temporary and/or Limited Hourly status may be credited as a period of probationary service as defined in Article 11 of this Agreement. Such a separation shall not be subject to Article 29, Layoff, or Article 9, Grievance Procedure. No employee shall be deemed to be appointed in the absence of such official written notification from the President.

10.6

    Limited Hourly appointments are intended to be utilized for hourly part-time or full-time work that is intermittent, sporadic, or periodic in nature. Employees in a Limited Hourly status will normally have different schedules within the same appointment. Utilization of Limited Hourly appointments for full-time work may not exceed nine hundred sixty (960) hours in a fiscal year. It is not intended that Limited Hourly employees replace temporary, probationary, apprentice, or permanent employees. Retired Annuitants may be hired as Limited Hourly employees but are not eligible for sick leave, vacation, or holiday pay.

10.7

    New employees are assigned no less than the Minimum Rate on the salary range established for the classification.

10.8

    An employee appointed to a position at another campus without a break in service shall transfer his/her accumulated sick leave and retirement credit. The appointing campus and the employee may mutually agree to allow the employee to retain all or part of his/her accrued vacation up to a maximum of eighty (80) hours. Any vacation accrued but not used or transferred shall be paid.

10.9

    When an interview panel is utilized and the Union recommends one (1) unit member from the craft being recruited such unit member shall serve on the panel.

10.10

    The CSU will provide to the Union a system-wide quarterly report of all Limited Hourly and temporary appointments in the bargaining unit on the date of the report. The list shall include the name, classification, hire date, funding source, and campus of each employee. This report shall be prepared effective February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1 of each year.

10.11

    The President shall grant permanent status to a temporary employee subject to the following conditions:

    a. The temporary employee shall have served in a Bargaining Unit Classification or in classifications in the same Defined Occupational Series Grouping (Appendix B) at the campus for at least three (3) consecutive years immediately prior to the granting of permanency.

    b. Such employee service shall have been in an appointment with a timebase of at least fifty percent (50%).

    c. An employee who has served three (3) or more consecutive years in a position designated as temporary under the prior Agreement shall be granted permanent status in the classification and the time base that is held as of the date of the Tentative Agreement.

    d. An employee who has served for less than three (3) consecutive years in a position designated as temporary under the prior Agreement shall be granted permanent status upon serving three (3) consecutive years in a temporary position.

    e. A timebase shall not be reduced in the appointment immediately preceding the granting of permanency.

    f. This provision does not apply to employees in positions which are funded by grants, contracts, or special projects with beginning and ending dates.

    g. "Consecutive year," as used in this article, shall be a 365-day period commencing on the date of the appointment or anniversary date during which a temporary employee is on a compensable status for 275 days or more. All temporary appointments within each 365-day period during which the employee is on a compensable status shall count toward a "consecutive year."


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