P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4564
In order to ensure the faithful application of the merit principle in the municipal public service at all times, the nominating authorities shall abstain from carrying out any personnel transaction that involves the areas essential to the merit principle, such as appointments, promotions, transfers, demotions, reclassifications, changes in salaries and categories of positions and employees, within a term that is comprised of the two (2) months prior to the date the general election is held, and until the second Monday in January following said election.
After due approval by the Central Personnel Administration Office, exception may be made regarding those personnel transactions deemed necessary to fulfill the needs of the service.
In those necessary cases, it shall be the responsibility of each nominating authority to request that said personnel action be excepted from the prohibition. The request must indicate the adverse effects to be prevented through the exception. Appointments that do not comply with this procedure shall be deemed null.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 12.014; Oct. 29, 1992, No. 84, § 50; Apr. 13, 1995, No. 36, § 43; renumbered as § 11.014 on Jan. 10, 1999, No. 30, § 3.