1. (a) Contingent upon the director’s approval, an appointing authority may assign one or more persons to be employed immediately, without being required to comply with the recruitment procedures required under Per 402 when, due to an emergency, such assignment is necessary in order to either:

   1. (1) Prevent the loss of public property; or
   2. (2) Avoid the disruption of services provided by the agency to the public or to any other agency.
2. (b) The emergency assignment shall be limited to the duration of the emergency as stated under paragraph (a).

3. (c) Within 24 hours, the appointing authority shall report any emergency assignment to the director by submitting a personnel action request which provides the following information:

   1. (1) Name of assignee;
   2. (2) Rate of pay;
   3. (3) Probable length of employment;
   4. (4) Nature of emergency; and
   5. (5) Nature of duties performed.
4. (d) When the condition or conditions described under paragraph (a) are no longer in effect and the appointing authority determines that there is no continuing need for the emergency assignment, the appointing authority shall also submit a personnel action request, as described in Per 604.01, to report each emergency employee's separation from state service to the director.

Source. #8738, eff 10-18-06; amd by #10239, eff 3-18-13; ss by #10817, eff 5-17-15; ss by #14433 (formerly Per 601.02), eff 12-1-25, EXPIRES 12-1-35