Opinion ID: 2644933
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Heading: Onysko’s Promotion

Text: Onysko is a registered professional engineer who works for DEQ. In 2007, the Division of Drinking Water (DDW), which is part of DEQ, was divided into two sections: engineering and construction. Onysko’s then supervisor, Ken Wilde, became manager of construction, and on July 1 Onysko was conditionally promoted from environmental engineer to engineering section manager. As part of the promotion process, Onysko signed a performance plan detailing the responsibilities of his new job, which included: (1) the development and adoption of rules; (2) the development of a tracking scheme for rule exceptions; (3) the enabling of web access for DDW partners and clients; (4) evaluating the feasibility of a newsletter; (5) ensuring the quality of data entered by subordinate staff; (6) managing the engineering section of DDW; (7) implementing DEQ’s operating principles; (8) keeping DDW’s director informed of client concerns; and (9) providing weekly intra-section reports. Onysko’s promotion was subject to a twelve-month career mobility period during which DEQ had the right to terminate or end the assignment, without prior notice, for any reason. Upon completion of the mobility period, Onysko was to be placed in the job on a permanent basis.