2764                               Municipal Charters

G. Types of Appointments

1.    All appointments to positions in the Classified Service of Howard
County shall be deemed to be either

a.    Regular Appointment

(1) A regular appointment shall be any appointment made by the
Personnel Officer from an eligible list compiled and certified to the ap-
pointing authority.

b.    Temporary Appointment

(1) A temporary appointment shall be an appointment made in
the absence of an eligible list to fill a vacancy or a newly created position
in the classified service. No such temporary appointment shall continue
for a period exceeding four months or after the establishment of an
eligible list, and no such temporary employee shall have any status in
the classified service, except that, if such temporary appointment is
finally made probationary, such appointment may become retroactive, to
the date of the original appointment, when requested by the appointing
authority and approved by the Personnel Officer, for the purpose of
seniority only.

c.    Emergency Appointment

(1) An emergency appointment shall be any appointment made when
an emergency arises and time will not permit compliance with the ap-
pointment procedures outlined in these regulations. An emergency ap-
pointment shall not be for a period to exceed four months. Such employee
shall be known as an "Emergency Employee" and shall have no status
as a classified employee.

d.    Part-Time Appointment

See under "Annual Leave" and "Holiday Leave".

2.    No temporary or emergency employee shall acquire any seniority
rights nor shall such employment be construed in any manner to be
a probationary period. No such individual shall be reappointed until after
a lapse of thirty (30) days.

H. Final Selection

1.    The appointment to a vacancy in the classified service shall be
made by the proper appointing authority (Department Head) from those
eligible certified by the Personnel Officer. Such action shall be indicated
by the preparation of a personnel action form.

2.    All appointments are subject to passing appropriate physical ex-
aminations by the applying candidate.

1.107—Probationary OR TRIAL Period

A. Each person upon INITIAL appointment to any position in the
classified service shall be known as a probational employee until he sat-
isfactorily completes a probationary period of six months. BOTH the pro-
bationary period AND THE TRIAL PERIOD shall be regarded as an
integral part of the evaluation process and shall be utilized for closely
observing the employee's work, for obtaining the most effective adjustment
of a new employee to his position, and for separating any new employee
or demoting any regular employee promoted, whose performance does not