D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-C207

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 6-C207 - COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE ACTIONS

207.1

All initial appointments, placements, and subsequent assignments and promotions shall be made by open competition, unless otherwise authorized by this chapter.

207.2

Notwithstanding § 207.1, the following actions do not require open competition:

(a) Promotions resulting from the upgrade of a position without a significant change in duties and responsibilities due to the application of a new classification standard or the correction of an initial classification error;

(b) Promotions resulting from an employee's position being reclassified at a higher grade because of an increase in duties and responsibilities or a desk audit without planned management action;

(c) Career ladder promotions when the original competition for the position clearly established the career ladder or when a career ladder is established due to a reclassification or desk audit;

(d) Temporary promotions of 180 days or less;

(e) Promotions of employees who were not properly considered during a competitive promotion action;

(f) Promotions of employees who were erroneously denied a promotion, when ordered by OAG;

(g) Position changes made pursuant to reduction-in-force regulations;

(h) Position changes from a position with known promotion potential to a position at the same or equivalent grade with no known promotion potential, including transfers made pursuant to § 231.2;

(i) Re-promotions to a grade or position from which employees were demoted, when the demotions were neither disciplinary in nature nor at the employees' request;

(j) Reassignments or transfers to a position of the same or equivalent grade with no greater promotional potential, including a reassignment from a non-supervisory to a supervisory position or a non-manager to a manager position;

(k) Restorations to duty pursuant to § 228.1 at a grade no higher than the last position held;

(l) Conversions of a temporary or term appointment to a regular Career Service appointment with permanent status, when the initial appointment was made through open competition within the Career Service;

(m) Temporary and term appointments made pursuant to § 209.4 and § 219.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-C207

Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 4169 (4/29/2022)