Section 12.02. Action by the director.

  The director shall certify eligible applicants as provided in the law and rules or authorize appointment by other means as provided in s. 230.15 (1) and (2) , 230.213 or 230.22 (3) , Stats.

(1)  Except for persons who are on mandatory restoration registers from layoff or from demotions as a result of layoff, under s. ER-MRS 22.08 (2) or who have specified right of restoration, certifications shall be made from existing employment registers in the following order of preference, subject to the discretion of the director: employing unit promotional, agencywide promotional, servicewide promotional, open competitive. The director shall place on file reasons for exceptions from this order of preference.

(2)  Agency or employing unit promotional registers may be created from servicewide promotional registers and promotional registers may be created from registers established on the basis of open recruitment when the director determines such action to be consistent with sound personnel management practices including affirmative action considerations.

(3)  The director may submit the names of persons interested in transfer, reinstatement or voluntary demotion along with a certification or, at the request of the appointing authority, in lieu of a certification.

History: Cr. Register, October, 1972, No. 202 , eff. 11-1-72; am. Register, February, 1981, No. 302 , eff. 3-1-81; am. (1), Register, February, 1983, No. 326 , eff. 3-1-83; am. (intro.), Register, March, 1992, No. 435 , eff. 4-1-92; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, October, 1994, No. 466 ; corrections in (1), (2), (3)made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register September 2015 No. 717 .