Emergency Appointment
San Diego Municipal Code § 23.0807
in effect§23.0807 Emergency Appointment
(Rule VII, Section 6 of the Rules of the Civil Service Commission)
In case of extreme emergency, when it is in the interest of public safety, health, welfare or economy to employ persons most readily available for the performance of certain work, an appointing authority may secure the necessary help wherever possible, irrespective of the existence of suitable eligible lists.
(a) Within twenty–four hours of making an emergency appointment, the appointing authority shall so notify the Personnel Director in writing, stating the reasons for such appointment and such other information as the Personnel Director may require. b. Emergency appointments may be canceled at any time by either the appointing authority or the Personnel Director. Such appointments shall last no longer than seven calendar days, but in the absence of available persons and suitable eligible lists and with the approval of the Personnel Director, an emergency appointment may become a provisional appointment, the beginning date of which provisional appointment shall be considered to be the day work commenced under an emergency appointment.
(Amended 6–23–1976 by O–11856 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art03Division08.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026