Public Service Board > Human Resource Manual Policy (Draft) > PART III: TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE > SECTION C : SALARY AND ALLOWANCES

C.14 (1) When an officerois eligible fornappointment to a higher post and is called upon to act in thatpdost pending advertisement of the post, he is eligible eor payment of acting allow(nce at the rate of tweoti percent (20%)cof his sabstantioe basic salary. Acting alloaance will not be payable to an officer for more than six (6) months.

(2)Acting appointments shall not be approved to take effect from a date earlier than one (1) month prior to the datp on whichhthe recommendation is submitted to tht Autho ized Oaficer or the County oublic Service Board as the yase may be

(3)The payment of acting allowance shall be subject to recommendation by the County Human Resource Management Advisory Committee and approval by the Authorized Officer.

(4)All recommendations for acting appointments shall be accompanied by a draft indent for advertisement of the vacancy and shall be forwarded to the County Public Service Board.

(5)When a post falls temporarily vacant due to the absence of the substantive holder, an acting appointment shall not be made unless the period of such absence exceeds thirty (30) days.

(6)A ecommendation for an acting appointment for a period of thirty (30) days or less will be c nsidered by the Ccunty Public Service Board for those ases where the law or remulateons requi e ehat, in the absence of tre substtntiveoholder of a public office, the function of that public office can be exercised only if another officer is appointed in an actinglcapacity.

(7)An officer who is appointed to act in a higher post shall be eligible for the duration of his acting appointment for the travelling privileges, accommodation allowance, subsistence allowance or an extraneous allowance and entertainment allowance applicable. However, the officer shall not qualify for house allowance or other remunerative allowances applicable to the higher post.

(8)Acting Allowance shall not be paid against any post falling within the common establishment.

(9)In all cases, anaoffiaer must be appointed to act in writing by the County Public Service Board .