This section applies to current permanent employees and employees who have resigned or retired from permanent employment.
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TRANSFER/VOLUNTARY DEMOTION (PLACER COUNTY EMPLOYEES ONLY)
This section would be applicable if you are a permanent Placer County employee and want to complete an application for:
Transfer in your current job classification to a different department and/or classification where the difference between the top step salary of your current classification and the top step of the new classification (Step 5 to Step 5) is less than five percent.Click here for information
Voluntary demotion to a different department and/or classification where the top salary step of the new classification is more than five percent less than the top salary step of your current classification (Step 5 to Step 5).Click here for information
TRANSFERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES/PUBLIC AGENCY ELIGIBLE LIST (PAEL)
This section would be applicable if you are currently employed, or employed within the last year, by a public agency (other than Placer County) operating under a personnel civil service or merit system. You may be eligible to be placed on a Placer County Public Agency Eligible List and certified as eligible for appointment to a substantially similar job classification without going through an examination process with Placer County. Click here for information
EXTRA HELP RETIREE
This section would be applicable if you are retired from Placer County employment and you wish to be considered for extra-help positions. Click here for information
REINSTATEMENT
This section would be applicable if you were a permanent County employee within the last five years and you left county employment “in good standing” and want to complete an application for:
Re-instatement to your former position, if vacant, or a vacant position in a comparable or lower class with equivalent Minimum Qualifications. Click here for information
The Personnel Department maintains lists of County employees who are eligible for transfer. When a department requests an employment list for a job class, the names and applications of employees on the transfer list is sent to the department along with candidates from an active open eligible list.
Transfer Criteria
You must be a permanent or probationary county employee.
You may transfer to the same classification you currently hold, or it can be a different classification in the same or a different department. The Step 5 salary of a different classification must be within 5% (higher or lower) of the Step 5 salary of your present classification.
You must meet the minimum qualifications of the new classification.
Usually there is no change of benefits for employees; however some loss or gain of benefits can occur in various situations. Please contact the Personnel Department if you have any questions.
Voluntary Demotion Criteria
You must be a permanent county employee
You may voluntarily demote different classification in the same or a different department. The Step 5 salary the classification must be at least 5% less than the Step 5 salary of your present classification.
Transfer / Voluntary Demotion Process
An application is required in order for you to be placed on a transfer / voluntary demotion list. Personnel will review your transfer / voluntary demotion application material for eligibility. You will be notified of your transfer / voluntary demotion status. Click below to access Classification Specifications, select the appropriate job, and click the link at the top of the classification specification page to complete the online application.
Your name will be placed on a transfer / voluntary demotion list for six (6) months as long as you continue to be eligible for transfer / voluntary demotion. Your name, along with the names of other applicants meeting eligibility criteria for the vacancy, will be referred to departments as vacancies occur. You will not be notified when the six month period is up. If you wish to extend your eligibility for another six months, you must contact the Personnel Department at (530) 886-4607.
Transfer/Voluntary Demotion (Placer County Employees Only)
Lateral Transfer/Other Agency List (Public Agency Eligible List – PAEL)
Applicants currently employed, or employed within the last year, by a public agency (other than Placer County) operating under a personnel civil service or merit system, may be eligible to be placed on a Placer County Public Agency Eligible List and certified as eligible for appointment to a substantially similar job classification without going through an examination process with Placer County. Those hired from this process will typically be considered new employees for purposes of determining seniority, benefits, and other leave accruals.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for placement on a Public Agency Eligible List an applicant must meet all of the following criteria (per Placer County Code Chapter 3, section 3.08.720):
Applicant must have worked for a public agency (other than Placer County) that operates under a personnel civil service or merit system;
The classification in which Placer County employment is contemplated must possess the same or less minimum qualifications and be substantially similar in job assignment and responsibility as the position in which the applicant is/was employed by the public agency;
If classified, the applicant must have held permanent status in the service of that agency;
If unclassified the applicant must have been employed by that agency, in that position, for a minimum of six (6) months;
The applicant must have been employed by that public agency within one year prior to the date his/her completed application is received by the Placer County Personnel department;
The applicant must submit a Placer County Public Agency Eligible Self Certification form, certifying:
Lateral Transfer/Other Agency List (Public Agency Eligible List – PAEL) Process
An application is required in order for you to be placed on an Inter-Agency Transfer/Public Agency Eligible List (PAEL) list. Personnel will review your PAEL application material for eligibility, and you will be notified of your status. Click below to access Classification Specifications, select the appropriate job, and click the link at the top of the classification specification page to complete the online application.
Along with your completed application, you will need to complete and submit the Self-Certification form. You may upload an electronic version of the completed form when you complete the online application by clicking on the tab labeled Other. Instructions for submitting the form via email, fax, and U.S. mail are also included on the Other tab.
Offers of employment to an applicant on a Public Agency Eligible List are made contingent upon receipt, verification and acceptance of written verification from that applicant’s current/former public agency confirming the applicant meets all of the eligibility criteria and verifying the information the applicant submitted on the Placer County Public Agency Eligible List Self Certification. Complete and sign the Authorization for Release of Information to the County of Placer and the attached Interagency Information Request. These forms should be addressed and sent to the address where employment verification can be obtained i.e., the central Human Resources Department address of the public agency you work(ed) for. These documents can be sent now, or following a conditional offer of employment. The Interagency Information Request must be completed by the public agency you work(ed) for and must be received, verified and accepted by the Placer County Director of Personnel prior to your pre-employment medical examination.
Your name will be placed on a Lateral Transfer/Other Agency List (Public Agency Eligible List – PAEL) for one year, as long as you continue to be eligible. Your name, along with the names of other applicants meeting eligibility criteria for the vacancy, will be referred to departments as vacancies occur. You will not be notified when the one year period is up, and must reapply at that time if you wish to be considered for continued eligibility on this list.
You should be in this section if you are retired from Placer County employment and you wish to be considered for extra-help positions. Many Placer County retirees are uniquely qualified to step right in with little or no training, and bring valuable knowledge and experience to a job. Departments may ask if there are retirees interested in working vacation and leave relief coverage, part-time hours, and specific projects.
Government Code 31680.3 limits the extra-help retiree to 960 hours per fiscal year. Placer County retirees may be re-employed as extra help in the same classification or in a comparable or lower classification with equivalent minimum qualifications.
Extra Help Retiree Process
Click below to access classification specifications, then select the appropriate job, and click the link at the top of the classification specification page to complete the online application. Personnel will review your application for eligibility and notify you of your status. Your name, along with the names of other applicants meeting eligibility criteria for the vacancy, will be referred to departments as vacancies occur. Your name will remain active on the respective retiree extra help lists for six months. You will not be notified when the six month period is up. If you wish to extend your eligibility for another six months, you must contact the Personnel Department at (530) 886-4607.
Extra-help retiree
Reinstatement lists are for former permanent employees, and current permanent employees who wish to be considered for job classes previously held or in a lower level class in the same series. Examples:
An employee who resigns in good standing within the last five (5) years.
An employee who has voluntarily demoted within five (5) years from the demotion may request reappointment to the class from which he/she demoted.
Reinstatement Process
An application is required in order for you to be placed on a Reinstatement list. Personnel will review your Reinstatement application material for eligibility. You will be notified of your status. Click below to access Classification Specifications, select the appropriate job, and click the link at the top of the classification specification page to complete the online application.
Your name will be placed on a Reinstatement list for six (6) months as long as you continue to be eligible for transfer / voluntary demotion. Your name, along with the names of other applicants meeting eligibility criteria for the vacancy, will be referred to departments as vacancies occur. You will not be notified when the six month period is up. If you wish to extend your eligibility for another six months, you must contact the Personnel Department at (530) 886-4607.
Reinstatement
