Chicago Park Disrict Human Resources Policy and Procedures ...

Shakman et al. v. Democratic Organization of Cook County et al, ceases to govern the
District, all vacancies in positions not exempted from that Decree shall be filled
consistently with its terms and the terms of the Amended Plan of Compliance issued
pursuant to that Decree.
Section 3.
Additional Requirements for all Vacancies in Positions Not
Exempt from the Jurisdiction of the Personnel Board. Regardless of whether the
position filled is subject to the Shakman Decree, the following requirements will be
followed in filling any vacancy (other than those filled by emergency appointment) that
has not been exempted by the Commissioners from the jurisdiction of the Personnel
Board:
a. Public Announcement. The District shall make a public announcement of
the vacancy, unless such announcement is excused by the Statute. If the position
is open to employees of the District, the announcement shall be posted on the
District Website. If the position is open to non-employees of the District, the
District shall post the announcement on the District website and may also publish
the announcement in such other places or news media as may be reasonably
calculated to encourage members of the public to apply for the vacancy. In
either case, the public announcement shall specify: (1) whether the position
to be filled is a position of permanent employment in which the successful
candidate will be afforded career service status upon successful completion of
the probationary period; (2) if the position is not a position of permanent
employment, the approximate expected duration of the position; (3) whether the
position is full-time or part-time, and if part-time, the range of hours that the
employee will be expected to work; (4) the method of competition that is
being used to evaluate candidates for the vacancy; (5) whether competition
for the vacancy is open to non-employees of the District or to
employees of the District, or both; (6) the title, duties, compensation and
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