1. (a) If there is a vacant position to be filled where exceptional scientific, professional, or educational areas of expertise are required and described on the supplemental job description, the appointing authority may request approval from the director to fill the vacancy without following the recruitment procedures required under Per 402, provided that:

   1. (1) The appointing authority provides evidence to the director that demonstrates that competitive recruitment is impractical under the circumstances presented; and
   2. (2) The assignee possesses the specialized area or areas of expertise described in the supplemental job description of the position being filled.

Source. #8738, eff 10-18-06; ss by #10817, eff 5-17-15; ss by #14433 (formerly Per 601.04), eff 12-1-25, EXPIRES 12-1-35