A. APPOINTING AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER CLASS CLASSIFICATION DISCIPLINE (TYPES OF) EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT (TYPES OF) LAYOFF MANAGEMENT MANAGER/OFFICIAL POSITION PROBATIONARY PERIOD PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION TRANSFER
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Either the Town Council or Town Manager having the authority to appoint under the Town Charter.
The acceptance by a person of a position in the Town, which has been offered by the appropriate authority.
The Town Manager.
A group of positions, which are sufficiently alike in general duties and responsibilities to warrant the use of the same title, class description, and pay range.
The art of grouping positions into classes.
See Article XVI.
An individual who is legally employed by the Town and compensated through the Town payroll for his/her services. Individuals or groups compensated on a fee basis are not included.
See Article IV.
Involuntary, nondisciplinary separation of an employee from a position.
Employees who are considered professionals, officials, or managers.
Occupations requiring administrative personnel who set policies, who exercise overall responsibility for execution of these policies or who direct individual departments or special phases of the Town's operations.
Any office or employment, whether occupied or vacant, full-time or part-time, consisting of duties and responsibilities assigned to one individual by competent authority.
The trial period of employment beginning with the date of an employee's appointment, promotion, or transfer to any position. It is an extension of the recruitment or selection process. During this period, the Town reserves the right to dismiss an employee without cause.
Occupations requiring either college graduation or experience of such a kind and amount as to provide a comparable background (i.e., school nurses, engineers, and attorneys).
Assignment of an employee from one class to another, which has a higher rate of pay.
Assignment of an employee from one position to another.
B.
Terms not defined in this policy shall have their customary meanings. The word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive. The singular includes the plural, and plural includes the singular. The masculine includes the feminine, and the feminine includes the masculine.