The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
means a municipal department, office or enterprise activity identified in chapter 3.20.
means a department head, office director or utility general manager, or any of their designees.
means the action taken to assign a position to an appropriate class of positions.
means those methods by which a person is designated to fill a specific vacant position.
means the pay assigned to each range and step for a class of positions.
means a person who has applied for a position, and has been included on an eligibility list as being available for certification.
means the referral of names of qualified applicants by the director at the request of agency heads for selection to a position in the classified service.
means a group of positions sufficiently similar as to duties performed, scope of discretion and responsibility, minimum requirements of training, experience or skill, and such other characteristics that the same title, the same test of fitness and the same range of compensation apply to each position in the group. Class may also be referred to as a classification.
means a group of job classes which the director has assigned to perform work with increasing levels of responsibility so as to form a career progression.
means the official title used for all personnel, payroll and budget documents. Working titles may be used for all other purposes.
means the process of obtaining adequate position descriptions, gathering necessary additional information, making comparison with other position descriptions and with class specifications, etc., and, finally, of taking official action by allocating a position to a particular class and of assigning a pay range.
means the orderly arrangement into classes of all positions in the municipal service, and a listing of class title, class codes and pay ranges assigned to each class.
The classified service shall be composed of all positions with the exception of elected officials, executives who serve at the pleasure of the mayor, the municipal clerk, assistant municipal clerk, director, equal rights commission and ombudsman, volunteer police and firefighters, and such other officers as may be specifically exempted by the assembly.
means regular straight time hours worked, holiday hours paid and approved paid leave hours.
means the change of an employee from a position in one class to a position in another class with a lower pay range.
means the director, department of human resources, or his or her designee.
means the higher of the following rates, where applicable: factored rate, acting rate, or FLSA regular rate used primarily for the purpose of calculating overtime.
means any person in the employ of the municipality who is subject to these personnel rules, has been hired in accordance with these rules, and whose activities are directed by the municipality.
means objective evaluation of skills, experience, education and other characteristics demonstrating the ability of a person to perform the duties required of a class or position.
means the base rate of pay plus the base rate of pay multiplied by the sum of pay enhancement percentages.
means a classification procedure by which positions are allocated to more than one class level.
means those employees in 40-hour week and 56-hour Kelly shift positions.
is calculated by dividing the number of position hours per work week by 40. A FTE of 1.0 means the position works 40 hours per week and a FTE of 0.50 means the position is 20 hours per week.
means the employee's spouse, child, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or step-relationship for those family members listed above, person for whom the employee has been appointed as legal guardian, or other family members who reside permanently with the employee. Child means the employee's biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, or legal ward.
means that sufficient justification exists for the proposed action against an employee as provided in section 3.30.0915.
means an employee of the Anchorage Fire Department regularly assigned a work schedule consisting, over a period of nine days or 216 hours, of 24 continuous hours on, followed by 24 continuous hours off, followed by 24 continuous hours on, followed by 24 continuous hours off, followed by 24 continuous hours on, followed by 96 hours off.
means removal from active work status of an employee for reasons beyond his or her control that do not reflect discredit on his or her services, and where certain reemployment or other rights exist.
means the mayor or his or her designee.
means the day of the month following completion of the probationary period.
means a shift which starts at or after 11:00 p.m., but before 4:00 a.m.
means an employee, other than an executive employee, who is assigned to a position which is not represented by a bargaining agent certified pursuant to chapter 3.70.
means a class that is substantially similar to another class in duties, responsibilities and qualification requirements.
means those employees in less than 40-hour per week positions.
means a percentage to be applied to the base rate of pay for longevity, service recognition, education, certification, license, special team assignments, performance step pay, market based or supervisory adjustments, or other employer pay enhancements incorporated into the personnel rules, or with the written approval of the mayor.
means the duties and responsibilities assigned to an employee requiring full-time or part-time employment.
means a change in status of an employee from a position of one class to a position of another class having a higher salary range.
means rehire of an employee in a different class series than he or she previously occupied or rehire of an employee more than one year after the date of his or her last separation.
means appointment of an employee due to recall from layoff within one year to the same classification as the position from which that employee was laid off, to a lower position in the same class series as that position, or to a position at the same or lower range in which that employee had previously earned status.
means a list of employees with status who have been laid off and who have made written request for reemployment within one year from date of layoff.
is an employee who is neither seasonal nor temporary.
means an appointment into a position in the same class of positions from which separated in good standing, or into a position in a parallel class, provided the return to employment takes place within one year from date of last separation.
means replacement of an employee into a position in the same class occupied previously or a parallel class when there has been no break in service as provided in section 3.30.064.
means any person who is related by marriage or blood to an applicant or employee.
means the hire date or rehire date of an employee with no break in service. The employee with the longest continuous service shall be first in seniority.
means a list of employees by classification by title within a department in seniority order for regular part-time and regular full-time employees; and seasonal part-time and full-time employees.
means the employee with the greater numeric last four digits of social security number.
means cessation of the work relationship between the municipality and an employee for any reason, including death, dismissal, layoff, resignation and retirement.
describes an employee who has attained a regular appointment.
means filling a position vacancy at a lower class level in the same or a closely related series, provided that other pertinent rules are followed.
means an incentive award program, administered by the director, which encourages input on methods of work improvement and may award such input through formal recognition and monetary award.
means an individual having responsibility on behalf of the municipality regularly to participate in the performance of some or all of the following functions with respect to other employees: to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, discipline, direct, adjust grievances or effectively to recommend such action, if, in connection with such functions, the exercise of such responsibility is not of a merely routine or clerical nature but requires the exercise of independent judgment.
means an enforced unpaid leave for disciplinary reasons or pending investigation of charges made against an employee.
means a shift which starts at or after 3:00 p.m., but before 11:00 p.m.
means an employee appointed on a temporary or interim basis to a position and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
means a position established for a defined period of time not to exceed six months except when the director grants an extension under exceptional circumstances.
means a lateral movement from one position to another position in the same class, a different class or a parallel class at the same range, without any break in service. Appointment of a temporary employee to a regular position in the same class, a different class or a parallel class at the same pay range is not a transfer.
is a person who has received an honorable discharge or general (under honorable conditions) discharge from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, other federal military armed force created by law, National Guard or organized military reserves of the United States, or who is currently serving as a member in good standing in the National Guard or the organized military reserves. Proof of an honorable discharge or general (under honorable conditions) discharge from the military service of the United States can be shown by the submission of a DD Form 214, DD Form 256, NGB Form 22, a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recognizing the person as a veteran, or similar document which, in the opinion of the director, is acceptable proof of an honorable discharge or general (under honorable conditions) discharge. Proof of current service in the National Guard or organized military reserves can be shown by submission of a statement of service which, at a minimum, shows the veteran's full name, date of birth, Social Security Number, date service began, branch of service, rank, name of command providing the information, and unit of assignment. The statement of service must be on a form or letterhead of the veteran's command organization and show the name, signature, title and contact information for the signer providing the statement of service.
means a scheduled daily work period in a scheduled workweek.
(AO No. 79-195; AO No. 82-49; AO No. 83-11(S); AO No. 85-8; AO No. 86-207(S-1); AO No. 88-51; AO No. 91-95; AO No. 91-173(S); AO No. 92-121(S); AO No. 94-117, § 1, 7-26-1994; AO No. 94-225, § 1, 12-6-1994; AO No. 96-128, § 1, 10-1-1996; AO No. 2001-170, § 1, 10-30-2001; AO No. 2004-177(S), § 1, 4-15-2005; AO No. 2011-61(S), § 1, 7-12-2011, retro eff. 7-4-2011; AO No. 2014-32(S), § 1, 2-25-2014; AO No. 2015-23(S), § 7, 3-24-2015; AO No. 2016-108, § 1, 1-1-2017; AO No. 2019-42, § 2, 4-23-2019; AO No. 2020-32, § 1, 5-14-2020)