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21.5 Rejection of Probationary Employee - Promotional Appointment Any employee rejected during the probationary period following a promotional appointment or at the conclusion of the probationary period shall be reinstated to a position in the class from which he /she was promoted and at the rate of pay the employee would have received had he/she remained in the former class. Section 22. Promotion Promotional or open - promotional examinations may be conducted whenever in the opinion of the Personnel Officer the needs of the service require. Only employees who meet the requirements set forth in the examination announcements may compete in promotional examinations. Insofar as consistent with the best interests of the service all vacancies in the competitive service shall be filled by promotion from within the competitive service after a promotional examination has been given and a promotional list established. Upon the establishment of a ranked eligibility list, the names of the persons having the highest five (5) scores on the list shall be submitted to the department head for his/her consideration. Should an eligibility list be established based upon the banding of test scores, the names of the persons by band shall be submitted to the department head for his/her consideration. When the needs of the service so require, an employee meeting the minimum qualifications may be temporarily promoted to an authorized position on an "acting" basis. While serving in the position the employee temporarily promoted shall be paid the minimum rate of pay for the classification except that said rate of pay shall be no less than five percent (5 %) above the employee's normal rate of pay. If, in the opinion of the Personnel Director, a vacancy in the position could be filled better by an open- competitive examination instead of promotional examination, he /she shall arrange an open- competitive employee list consistent with the Personnel Rules. Section 23 Temporary sake ment A Department Head or his/her designee may temporarily assign an employee to a higher classification for a period not to exceed twenty-one (21) days. Employees so assigned shall receive an additional five percent (5 %) of their hourly wage for hours worked beginning with the third (3rd) work day. The Personnel Director and the employee shall be notified in writing of said assignments. Section 24. Transfer An employee may be transferred by the Appointing Authority to a comparable position. For purposes of this section comparable position is one with the same maximum salary, -26-