For the purposes of this article, the following words and terms shall have the definitions ascribed to them by this section:
The act of assigning each position to its proper class.
Chapter 325, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 1947 (Revised Civil Statutes article 1269m).
A position or group of positions that involves similar duties and responsibilities and requires similar qualifications and which is properly designated by one title indicative of the nature of the work.
A grouping into classes of positions which are of approximately equal difficulty and responsibility.
Class titles, descriptive of the class, which will identify each class.
Written class specifications for each class of positions containing a description of the nature of the work and of the relative responsibility of the positions in the class, illustrative examples of work performed in the class, requirements in terms of knowledge, skill and ability necessary for performance of the work and a statement of experience and training desirable for recruitment into the class.
Members of the fire department and the police department of the city, as defined under “fireman” and “policeman” in this section; provided, that the chief or head of the fire department and the chief or head of the police department shall not be included within the classified service.
The firemen’s and policemen’s civil service commission of the City of Lubbock.
A member of the firemen’s and policemen’s civil service commission.
The chief or head of the fire department or the chief or head of the police department.
The director of firemen’s and policemen’s civil service designated by the firemen’s and policemen’s civil service commission to act in the capacity of secretary to the commission and director of civil service.
Any member of the fire department appointed to such position in substantial compliance with the provisions of sections 9, 10 and 11 of article 1269m, Revised Civil Statutes, or entitled to civil service status under section 24 of such act. The term includes firemen who perform fire suppression, fire prevention, fire training, fire safety education, fire maintenance, fire communications, fire medical emergency technology, fire photography or fire administration.
Any member of the police department appointed to such position in substantial compliance with the provisions of this article, or entitled to civil service status under section 2.06.003 of this article.
A group of current duties and responsibilities, assigned or delegated by competent authority, requiring the services of an employee.
An opportunity given, after public notice of at least five (5) days, for any citizen or party interested to appeal and be heard at reasonable length on the matter involved.
A position, duly created, which is not occupied and for the filling of which a valid requisition has been received by the director.
(Ordinance 862, secs. 2, 5, 9, adopted 2/26/1948; Ordinance 894, sec. 1, adopted 1/13/1949; 1959 Code, sec. 8-1; Ordinance 5341, sec. 1, adopted 10/26/1967; 1983 Code, sec. 7-1)