Section 389-4-3 - REVISIONSA. Reallocations - 1. The classification plan shall be dynamic in the sense that allocations previously made will be re-examined should organizational needs of user agencies justifiably require and/or result in: a. gradual upward or downward growth of positions by addition or change of duties,b. addition, deletion or split of agency functions, orc. new mechanization processes.2. These changes and subsequent review are subject to the provision that the duties and responsibilities of affected positions have changed to the extent that these positions are no longer similar to other positions assigned to the same class. A review may be conducted whether or not such positions are vacant or occupied.3. User agencies shall report these changes according to rules and procedures in effect for such purpose. The Director of Human Resources shall investigate and evaluate each such request against standards of the classification plan and shall authorize such reallocations and/or make such other recommendation as deemed essential to update this plan.4. Unoccupied positions which are reallocated shall be considered vacant positions and shall be subject to applicable recruitment and examination standards.B. Amendments - Should original allocation or reallocation evaluations result in combinations of position functions not characteristic of any class comprising the then existing classification schedule, and provided alternate position management considerations are not applicable, the Director of Human Resources shall authorize amendment of the classification schedule by addition of another class.C. Deletions - The Director of Human Resources shall remove from the classification schedule those classes which serve no useful purpose.D. Approval - No allocation or reallocation shall become effective until funding basis is verified and the Director of Human Resources makes final approval known to the appointing authority and employee(s).18- 389 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 3