Part 1 — The Public Service Generally Public Service Commission
16 Filling of positions
positions in a classification plan as those to be filled by
(a) in-service promotion where
(i) due to the necessity for prior experience in the public
service or due to the existence of a formal in-service
training plan, it is unlikely that better applicants can be
found outside the service, and
(ii) the eligible employees are sufficiently well-known that
competition procedure is unnecessary,
(b) departmental competitions where the type of work is such
that a large number of well-qualified applicants exists within
the department,
(c) limited competition where a large number of well-qualified
applicants exists within the service, or
(d) open competitions where sufficient in-service applicants
would not normally be forthcoming to ensure a good
selection.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a department head may request
that any position designated to be filled by in-service promotion or
departmental competition be filled by limited or open competition.
RSA 2000
(3) The Commissioner may exempt an appointment from
competition if the Commissioner is satisfied that
(a) the person to be appointed has specialized knowledge or
qualifications that are unlikely to be bettered through
competition,
(b) the urgency of the requirement is such as to render the
competition procedure impracticable, or
(c) the exemption is necessary for the effective utilization of
employees.
RSA 1980 cP-31 s15;1983 c45 s4