approval of the Council, the Employee shall be exempt from the Probationary Period upon re-hire.

Section 7.  Process for Filling Any Vacant Position.

Upon a determination that any vacant position needs to be filled, the department head or office holder shall adhere to the following procedure:

1. a.
   The department head or office holder shall adhere to all provisions of the Delaware County Employee Handbook as adopted by the Delaware County Commissioners or the Delaware County Circuit Court Personnel Policy Handbook.
2. b.
   The department head or office holder shall notify the Human Resource Director of the vacancy and request that the vacancy be posted.
3. c.
   The Human Resource Director shall post the vacancy and refer all applicants on file and all new applicants received to the department head or office holder for consideration.
4. d.
   Upon selection of an individual to fill the vacancy, the department head or office holder shall complete the Employee Personal Information Form, as amended from time to time, and submit the completed form to the Human Resource Director and the County Auditor for approval and signature. If there is no change in the rate of compensation, job title or job description for the position to be filled, and no additional expenditure required to fund the position for the remainder of the budget year, approval by the County Council is not required. A copy of the Employee Personal Information Form is attached hereto as Exhibit ‘A’ and incorporated by reference. A copy of Section 7, as amended from time to time, shall be attached to the form. In submitting the form, the department head or office holder affirms that he or she has complied with the provisions of Section 7.
5. e.
   Upon the approval and completion of the Employee Personal Information Form by all necessary parties, the department head or office holder may hire the individual to the applicable position provided that the combined base salaries for the Employee who previously held the position and the New Employee hired for that position may not exceed the department or office appropriation for the position as approved in the Annual Budget.
6. f.
   Any appropriations for the New Employee shall be subject to Council approval and must be submitted to the Council at its next regular meeting.
7. g.
   The Auditor shall submit a report to the Council at each of its regular meetings detailing all positions filled under Section 7, paragraph d, by fund, line item, job title and balance in the line item. The Council shall review and receive the report.
8. h.
   The hiring procedures set forth in this Section 7 are subject to and shall be superseded by any hiring freezes adopted by the Council.

Section 8.  Probationary Period.

Except as provided elsewhere in this Ordinance all New Employees, upon hire, shall have a Probationary Period, as follows:

1. a.
   The Probationary Period for all New Employees shall be ninety (90) days from the first day of work.