SECTION 340:2-1-77. Vacancy posting procedures

(a)   Vacancy posting decision. All vacant positions in the classified service are posted per the rules in this Section prior to the filling of such vacancies except as provided in Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340:2-1-76.

(b)   Classified service vacancy announcements.

(1)   Each announcement is posted for a minimum of six-business days excluding holidays and weekends. Announcements without a satisfactory applicant pool are posted for a minimum of 10-business days.

(2)   An adequate applicant pool means having 10 or more qualified applicants on an open competitive announcement that is maintained by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Human Capital Management Division, per OAC 260:25-9-111.

(c)   Unclassified service vacancy announcments. Announcements in the unclassified service are posted for application, except as provided in OAC 340:2-1-76(12). The process outlined in this Section may be used or, at the discretion of the appointing authority, applications may be solicited through newspapers, journals, or other recruiting methods.

(d)   Notification of cancellation. A vacancy posting may be canceled at any time by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Director, Human Resource Management (HRM), senior administrator, deputy director, regional director, or local administrator. Notice of cancellation is provided to HRM. When the cancellation occurs before the list of applicants is issued to the local administrator, HRM notifies all applicants of the cancellation. When the cancellation occurs after the list of applicants is issued to the local administrator, he or she notifies all applicants.

(e)   Vacancy posting extension of application period. When a decision is made to extend the posting period beyond the initial request, a new announcement number is not required. The requesting official coordinates the extension of the announcement with HRM. All requests to extend the announcement period are made to HRM while the announcement is open.

(f)   Reposting an announcement. To repost an announcement, a new request is made to HRM.

[Source: Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3943, eff 6-22-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1607, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3623, eff 7-1-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1387, eff 5-26-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 421, eff 11-14-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2583, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1008, eff 4-26-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2592, eff 6-26-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2182, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1981, eff 6-26-03; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1292, eff 6-1-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1826, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1559, eff 9-17-18]