Sec. 5-229. Time for appointment. Effective date.
Sec. 5-229. Time for appointment. Effective date. An appointing authority, upon
receipt of a candidate list for any vacant position in the classified service, shall appoint
an eligible person from the list in accordance with the provisions of section 5-215a
within a reasonable time fixed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, except
that appointment of such an eligible person need not be made if the commissioner, upon
good cause shown, approves the request of an appointing authority that no appointment
be made. Such appointment shall be effective on the date designated by the appointing
authority.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 38; P.A. 76-254, S. 4, 11; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 20, 32.)
History: P.A. 76-254 deleted requirement that appointments be made within 15 days unless decision made not to make
appointment at all; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 92-165 deleted provisions re certification of eligibles for appointment, added language re appointment of an eligible person
from a candidate list in accordance with Sec. 5-215a, deleted provisions re inability of appointing authority to make
arrangements with a person whose name has been certified to begin work within a reasonable time and made technical
changes.
Former statute cited. 157 C. 132.