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Commissioners Court. Applicants that fail to pass the physical examination will not receive further
consideration for employment. Positions requiring employment physicals will be identified to the
Human Resources Department by the responsible appointing authority submitting the personnel
action request (NCF-1). Prior to directing any applicant to submit to physical examination, the
appointing authority must offer that individual the position for which he/she has applied.
Prior to employment, applicants for positions in any Nueces County Law Enforcement agency must
also submit to a psychological evaluation by a provider designated by the Commissioners Court.
2.30 Re-Employment: Any applicant who is being reappointed to serve in a position that requires a
pre-employment physical is required to take a physical examination if the break in service has
exceeded six months.
2.31 Promotions: Any county employee who applies for a promotion that requires specific physical
attributes, and is offered the position in accordance with the provisions of the Americans With
Disabilities Act, must pass a physical examination (if required by the appointing authority) prior to
entering the new position. Failure to pass the physical will be grounds for disqualification.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS:
2.32 Upon completing his/her probationary period in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
2.35, each employee will be classified as a "REGULAR FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME" employee
unless otherwise specified at the time of hiring.
EVIDENCE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT:
2.33 All new hires must complete an I-9 form and submit any additional documentation required for
employment prior to assuming duties in any county department. These documents must verify the
individual's legal status for work in the United States. All new hires must be processed through the
Nueces County Human Resources Department on their first day of employment, in order to comply
with the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
2.34 It is the County's policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and
employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap, or
political affiliation.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD:
2.35 Each individual who becomes employed or reemployed with Nueces County serves a six
month probationary period. The probationary period does not include time served as:
a. a temporary employee;
b. periods of absence of five days or longer during the probationary period, in which case the
probationary period would be extended by the same number of days, or;
c. seasonal employment.
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Approved by Commissioners Court on January _____, 2013