Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases,
wherever used in these rules, shall be construed to have the meaning
indicated herein:
APPLICANT
Any individual who applies in writing to the Commission in
response to a legally advertised notice of vacancy and/or examination
for any position in the Police Department.
CERTIFICATION
The submission to the appointing authority pursuant to its
request for 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 Danville, Pennsylvania.
COMMISSION
The Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Danville,
Pennsylvania.
COMMISSIONER
An individual appointed by the Borough of Danville, Pennsylvania,
to serve as a member of the Civil Service Commission.
ELIGIBLE
A person whose name is recorded on a current eligible list
or furlough list.
ELIGIBLE LIST
The list of names of persons who have passed all 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 temporarily laid
off from positions in the Police Department because of a reduction
in the number of officers.
PATROL OFFICER
For purposes of these rules, an entry level sworn full-time
position in the Police Department.
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 different position or rank where the employee
fulfilled all of the requirements of these rules for both the prior
and current position and 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 Danville, 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,
represent both the masculine and feminine genders.