An appointing authority may make a temporary appointment for:
Temporary appointments must be made from the eligible register. Certification must be made of the names of those eligible persons, in order of their place on an appropriate register, who have indicated willingness to accept temporary employment. Certification must be made according to parts 9575.0600 to 9575.0630. The acceptance or refusal of a temporary appointment does not affect an eligible person's standing on a register or eligibility for appointment to a permanent position.
In the absence of available candidates on the eligible register, the appointing authority may make a direct appointment of a person who meets the minimum qualifications of education and experience for the classification, after documenting the following:
Temporary appointments must only be for the period of need and are limited to six months. A temporary appointment may be extended by the appointing authority for up to an additional six months. The period of the temporary appointment may not be counted as part of a probationary period. Successive temporary appointments to the same position may not be made.
The supervisor, upon request of an appointing authority, may authorize the temporary designation of a position in the unclassified service. The supervisor may make this authorization only for positions which are fully anticipated to be of limited duration. No unclassified appointment may exceed three years.
An appointing authority may appoint a trainee to fill a classified position. A trainee appointment shall be for the period of training, which shall not exceed three years in duration. Trainees so appointed shall be advanced to the classification for which they are in training upon the satisfactory completion of the training program and shall then serve a probationary period in the regular classification. Trainees who advance to the classification for which they are in training must meet the minimum qualifications of education and experience before a probationary appointment can be made. A trainee appointment may be terminated at any time by the appointing authority.
Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9575, APPOINTMENTS, pt. 9575.0680
Statutory Authority: MS s 256.012