Wisconsin Statutes 63.15 – Existing officers and employees, how affected
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 63.15
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Preceding: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next preceding that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(a) The commission shall administer a noncompetitive examination to any person who is appointed by the county for a definite term, who is included within the classified service of the county on the date that ss. 63.01 to 63.16 go into effect in the county and who has been in service and on the payroll of the county less than 4 years preceding that date. The person shall retain his or her position if the commission determines, based on the person’s performance on the examination, that the person is qualified for the position.
(b) Any person who is included within the classified service appointed by the county for a definite term, who is included within the classified service of the county on the date that ss. 63.01 to 63.16 go into effect in the county and who has been in service and on the payroll of the county continuously for at least the 4 years immediately preceding that date shall retain his or her position without any examination.
(2) If a department, unit or other established entity and its employees are brought into the county service in a county in which ss. 63.01 to 63.16 are in effect, any employee in a position required to be in classified service shall retain his or her position if the person takes a noncompetitive examination and if the commission determines, based on the examination, that the person is qualified for the position.
(3) No provision of this section prevents suspension, demotion or discharge of any employee subject to ss. 63.01 to 63.16 under s. 63.10 or an applicable collective bargaining agreement.