§ 16-121. Details.

(a)

An appointing authority may detail an employee under his/her jurisdiction to temporarily assume all or part of the duties, tasks, and responsibilities of any position for a period not to exceed ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, except as provided in Section 16-189(c), or interdepartmentally, when detailed by the County Executive or the County Executive's designee to any employee within the Executive Branch for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days, except as provided in Section 16-189(c), under the following circumstances:

(1)

To meet an emergency situation caused by:

(A)

An abnormal and unanticipated workload;

(B)

A temporary change in the functions of the agency;

(C)

The absence of an incumbent from a position;

(2)

For purposes of training which is designed to:

(A)

Foster career development; or

(B)

Facilitate the goals and timetables established under the County's equal opportunity plan; or

(3)

To accommodate an employee's temporary disability as provided for under Section 16-189(c).

(b)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a), above, an appointing authority or the County Executive, as may be applicable and based upon a demonstrated need of the agency, may extend a detail beyond the initial period for one additional period not to exceed sixty (60) consecutive calendar days upon the approval of the Director of Human Resources Management.

(c)

Any such detail shall be effectuated in writing by the appointing authority, or the County Executive or the County Executive's designee, as appropriate.

(d)

Any employee who is detailed to the same level of duties shall retain their current salary status during the detail and, upon completion of such detail, shall reassume the regular duties and responsibilities of the position occupied by the employee. However, where an employee has been detailed to a higher graded position, the Director of Human Resources Management shall set a salary rate as determined by the appropriate salary plan; provided, however, an employee's salary rate upon detail shall not be established at a rate less than the minimum rate or in excess of the maximum rate within the applicable salary range. The foregoing provisions as to upward salary adjustments shall not apply to any detail effectuated pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (B) of this Section regarding training.

(CB-1-1976; CB-133-1977; CB-98-1982; CB-107-1985; CB-22-2000; CB-91-2003)