Definitions.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases,
whenever used in this Subpart, shall be construed to have the meaning
indicated herein.
APPLICANT
Any individual who apples 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 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 Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
COMMISSION
The Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Selinsgrove,
Pennsylvania.
COMMISSIONER
An individual appointed by the Borough of Selinsgrove 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.
PART-TIME POLICE OFFICER
Person employed by the Borough as a police officer who works
less than 30 hours per week. A part-time police officer shall not
be subject to the terms and conditions and rights afforded to full-time
patrol officers under this Subpart.
PATROL OFFICER
For the purposes of this Subpart, an entry-level sworn full-time
or part-time position in the Police Department. The appointing authority
shall retain full discretion in determining which part-time police
officer receives an offer of full-time employment. The patrol officers’
description shall not apply to part-time police officers.
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 the requirements of this Subpart 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 Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
SUSPENSION
The temporary separation without pay of a police officer
from the Police Department.