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<section number="16-117" name="Responsibilities of appointing authorities and supervisors in the classification process" law="code" slug="sec-16-117" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_16PE_DIV3CL_S16-117REAPAUSUCLPR">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The responsibilities of appointing authorities and supervisors with respect to the County's classification system shall be as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>To develop, in consultation with the Director of Human Resources Management, accurate and current position descriptions for all positions under their jurisdiction;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To review and, where necessary, update, the position descriptions developed under paragraph (a)(1), above, as determined by the Director of Human Resources Management;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>To provide incumbents of all positions under their jurisdiction with current copies of said incumbents' applicable position descriptions as developed and maintained under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2), above;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>To periodically review the status of positions under their jurisdictions and to promptly initiate allocation and reallocation requests where believed to be necessary;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>To insure that an adequate and accurate presentation of facts is made to the Director of Human Resources Management at the time of any review of a position or positions under their jurisdiction;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>To be sufficiently familiar with the classification process in order to discuss pertinent facts with position incumbents at the time of any proposed position classification action;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>To insure that position classification actions are not proposed solely as a means to reward a position incumbent or as a means of disciplining a position incumbent; and,</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>To insure that the assignment of duties, tasks, and responsibilities to any position incumbent:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Is within the scope of the incumbent's applicable class specification, except as specifically provided otherwise under the provisions of this Subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Can be supported in the budget in the event that a reallocation to a class of work with a higher grade is determined to be warranted.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
