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Ms. Laurie Sterioti Hammeren February 15, 2008 Page 6 III. Cass County personnel policies include a reduction in force policy drafted by our county and approved through our legal review process. Our policy does not mandate the strict re-employment option that is designated below in the proposed amended policy. Section 4-07-11-07 is amended as follows: 4-07-11-07. Reemployment following a reduction-in-force. An individual who has lost employment due to a reduction-in-force shall be offered reemployment by the former employing agency if all of the following conditions are present: 1. A regular position vacancy, in the same classification or lower classification in the same series, occurs in the former employing agency, and the appointing authority decides to fill the vacancy by appointing someone other than a current employee. 2. The individual meets the qualifications determined to be necessary for successful performance of the position by the agency and successfully completes any examination specified by the agency, including an oral interview. 3. No more than one year has elapsed since the individual lost employment due to the reduction-in- force. 4. The individual is not currently employed in a regular position in state service. History: Effective May 1, 1994; amended effective July 1, 2004; General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12 Law Implemented: NDCC 54-44.3-12(1) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS The proposed amendments also contain several changes dealing with grievance procedures, appeal processes, and employment discrimination. Cass County personnel policies cover the same subject matter with different language. We believe that we fully comply with state and federal law with regard to these policies.