The following terms and words, wherever used in this chapter, shall be defined as:
means the assignment of an individual position to an appropriate class.
means the placement of a person in a position in the City's classified service.
means a position approved by the Mayor and Council in the annual budget or an amendment to the annual budget.
means a group of positions which are sufficiently similar in general duties and responsibilities to warrant the use of the same position title, rate of compensation and minimum qualifications.
means a written description of the essential characteristics of a class of positions, including the title, nature and level of work, typical examples of duties, education and experience, requirements and knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the work of the class.
means employment without interruption, except for absences on approved leave, or approved absences to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.
means a reassignment of an employee from a position in one class to a position in another class which has a lower maximum pay step.
An employee's "immediate family" shall include a domestic partner, spouse, mother, father, siblings, children and any dependents.
means an individual who occupies a given position and performs the assigned duties and responsibilities of that position.
means the written description of the duties and responsibilities of a position within the City's classified service.
means the involuntary, nondisciplinary separation of an employee from a position.
The word "may" is to be construed as vesting discretionary authority in certain positions.
"Overtime pay" is that compensation which is paid to an employee for work performed in excess of the normal work period of the employee.
means a range of pay which is assigned to a given class.
means the official pay schedule of pay grades and pay steps adopted by the Council to set prescribed rates for each grade and step and any adjustments to pay and bonuses adopted by the Council.
means a particular rate of compensation found within the range of a pay grade (for example, Steps A through J).
means a group of duties and responsibilities which requires the employment of one person for 100% of a workday and for at least a one-year period.
means a group of duties and responsibilities which requires the employment of one person for not less than 25% of a workday, but less than 100% of a workday on an average basis, and for at least a one-year period.
means a promotion; a demotion; a detail; a transfer; a separation; or any significant change in duties or responsibilities which is inconsistent with the employee's job description.
means a group of duties and responsibilities which is the basic unit of organization for personnel in the City, and which is filled by one employee or by 2 employees who share the position.
means the official compilation of class specifications outlining the duties, responsibilities and qualifications of each class within the City's classified service.
means a 6-month period of time considered as an integral part of an incumbent's induction process, either for original appointment or promotion, during which the employee is required to demonstrate fitness for the position prior to receiving permanent status. For police officers, the "probationary period" is one year.
means a change in the position of an employee to a vacant position in a different class that is assigned to a higher pay grade.
means an official change in the allocation of an individual position by raising it to a class that is assigned to a higher pay grade, reducing it to a class that is assigned to a lower grade or moving it to another class assigned to the same pay grade.
means employees who serve at the pleasure of the City Administrator and the immediate deputies of these employees.
Each class will be numerically grouped with those classes which possess similarity in the kind of work performed.
The word "shall" is to be construed as mandatory.
The word "should" is to be construed as a direction that is not mandatory.
means an enforced involuntary leave of absence for disciplinary purposes.
means an individual who is appointed either to perform the duties and responsibilities of a permanent full-time or part-time position in an emergency situation or to perform the duties and responsibilities of a temporary position.
means a group of duties and responsibilities which requires the employment of one person, either on a full-time or part-time basis for seasonal or other purposes.
means the assignment of an employee from one position to another. "Transfers" can take place within a department, between departments, between positions of the same class or between positions allocated to different classes.
means a duly authorized and budgeted position which is not occupied by an incumbent.
refers to the number of hours regularly scheduled in one 24-hour period.
For police personnel, a "work period" shall be 14 days in succession.
refers to the number of hours regularly scheduled in a 7-consecutive-day period.
(Prior code § 8B-108)