35C.3 - DUTY TO INVESTIGATE AND APPOINT.
35C.3 DUTY TO INVESTIGATE AND APPOINT.
When any preferred person applies for appointment or employment
under this chapter, the officer, board, or person whose duty it is or
may be to appoint or employ a person to fill the position or place
shall, before appointing or employing a person to fill the position
or place, make an investigation as to the qualifications of the
applicant for the place or position, and if the applicant is of good
moral character and can perform the duties of the position applied
for, the officer, board, or person shall appoint the applicant to the
position, place, or employment. The appointing officer, board, or
person shall set forth in writing and file for public inspection the
specific grounds upon which it appointed or refused to appoint the
person. At the time of application or at an interview for the
position, an applicant may request notification of refusal only or
notification of refusal and the specific grounds for refusal. The
notification shall be sent within ten days after the successful
applicant is selected. Section History: Early Form
[S13, § 1056-a15; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1161; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 70.3] Section History: Recent Form
C93, § 35C.3
99 Acts, ch 180, §11; 2000 Acts, ch 1106, §1