Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases,
wherever used in these rules and regulations, shall be construed to
have the meaning indicated herein:
APPLICANT
Any individual who applies, in writing, to the Commission
in response to an officially advertised notice of vacancy and/or examination
for any position in the Police Department.
APPOINTING AUTHORITY
The Borough Council of the Borough of West View, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania.
CERTIFICATION
The submission to the appointing authority pursuant to its
request of three names taken from the eligible list developed by the
Civil Service Commission.
CHAIRPERSON
The Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission of the Borough
of West View, Pennsylvania.
COMMISSION
The Civil Service Commission of the Borough of West View,
Pennsylvania.
ELIGIBLE
A person whose name is recorded on a current eligible list
or eligibility for recall from furlough list.
ELIGIBLE LIST
The list of names of persons who have passed all nonmedical
examinations for a particular position in the Police Department.
EXAMINATION
The series of tests given to applicants to determine their
qualifications for a position in the Police Department.
FURLOUGH LIST
The list containing the names of persons laid off from positions
in the Police Department because of a reduction in the number of officers.
M.P.O.E.T.C.
Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Police Department of the Borough of West View, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania.
POLICE OFFICER
For the purpose of these rules and regulations, a sworn full-time
employee in the Police Department who meets the requirements established
by the Borough of West View and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (including
the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission).
PROBATIONER
An officer in the Police Department who has been appointed
from an eligible list, but who has not yet completed the work-test
period.
REDUCTION IN RANK
A change to a position or rank of reduced supervisory or
managerial responsibility where the employee fulfilled all of the
requirements of these rules and regulations for both the prior and
current position or rank. However, a decrease in salary without a
change to a different position or rank shall not necessarily constitute
a reduction in rank.
REMOVAL
The permanent separation of a police officer from the Police
Department.
SECRETARY
The Secretary of the Civil Service Commission of the Borough
of West View, Pennsylvania.
SUSPENSION
The temporary separation without pay of a police officer
from the Police Department.
The words "he," "his," "him" and "men" when used in these rules
and regulations represent both the masculine and feminine genders.