Public Utilities Code section 12102

(a)

When no list of eligibles is available for a position in the class requisitioned by the department or division head, the general manager may make a noncivil service appointment thereto for a period of not exceeding six months and only until a regular appointment can be made, but no person shall be compensated under a noncivil service appointment, or appointments, for a period exceeding six months in any fiscal or calendar year, and no office or employment may be filled by a noncivil service appointment for more than six months in the aggregate in one fiscal or calendar year.

(b)

This section does not apply to a district which has owned or operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more.

Source: Section 12102, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=12102.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1987; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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