§ 2-6

For the purposes of this chapter and any personnel policy statement, memorandum, or correspondence, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:

(a)

"Affirmative action" shall mean a set of policies and procedures wherein the County is committed to assure and promote equal employment opportunities.

(b)

"Allocation" or "position allocation" shall mean the assignment of a position to a classification pursuant to Section 2-6.07.03 of this chapter.

(c)

"Allowance" shall mean a fixed amount of money paid to personnel as reimbursement for equipment, supplies, and/or services as designated by a Memorandum of Understanding and/or Board resolution.

(d)

"Anniversary date" shall mean the date which corresponds with the biweekly pay period from which probationary periods and step adjustments are measured. If an employee begins work as a new hire or as a promoted employee on any day other than the first day of the biweekly pay period, the anniversary date shall be adjusted to the first day of the present pay period or the first day of the next following pay period, whichever is closest.

(e)

"Appeal" shall mean the filing of a written request for consideration and the reversal or modification of a disciplinary action imposed by the appointing authority. For the purposes of this chapter, a written or verbal reprimand issued by the appointing authority shall not constitute a disciplinary action.

(f)

"Applicant" shall mean a person who has filed an official County application form at the County Administrator's office, or at such places as designated by the Personnel Officer, according to prescribed procedures.

(g)

"Appointing authority" shall mean a department head, person, or board having the constitutional or statutory authority to appoint candidates to positions or a specified management employee having lawfully delegated authority to appoint candidates to positions in a department.

(h)

"Appointment" shall mean the final selection of a candidate by an appointing authority subject to the provisions of Section 2-6.05 of this chapter and the subsequent acceptance of employment by a candidate.

(i)

"Bargaining unit" or "representation unit" shall mean those persons or organizations formally authorized to represent employees as a group with common interests in matters concerning the terms and conditions of employment.

(j)

"Base salary" shall mean the rate of pay as determined on a given hourly, biweekly, or monthly basis (excluding County payments of FICA) for non-overtime work.

(k)

"Board", when used alone, shall mean the Board of Supervisors.

(l)

"Candidate" shall mean a person given final selection consideration for an appointment to a specific position vacancy at a particular point in time pursuant to Sections 2-6.03, 2-6.04, and 2-6.05 of this chapter.

(m)

"Candidate group" shall mean those eligible persons from among which final selection consideration for an appointment to a specific position vacancy at a particular point in time is given pursuant to Sections 2- 6.03, 2-6.04, and 2-6.05 of this chapter.

(n)

"Certificate" or "certificate of candidates" shall mean a list of candidates prepared by the Personnel Officer from which final selection consideration for an appointment to a specific position at a particular point in time may be given.

(o)

"Class" or "classification" shall mean a set of similar positions allocated pursuant to Section 2-6.07.03 of this chapter and designated by a specific class title and salary range.

(p)

"Classification plan" shall mean an orderly arrangement of positions under separate and distinct classes so that each class will contain all those positions which are sufficiently similar in respect to duties and responsibilities that they will meet the requirements established under the definition of "class" set forth in subsection (o) of this section.

(q)

"Compensation" shall mean the salary, wage, allowance, and all other forms of valuable consideration earned by or paid to an employee by reason of service in a position but shall not include any allowance authorized and incurred as incidental to employment.

(r)

"Compensation plan" shall mean a schedule of salaries or salary ranges established by this chapter for the classifications recognized in the classification plan.

(s)

"Compensation range", "salary range", or "pay range" shall mean a designated set of pay rates having a specified minimum rate, maximum rate, and intermediate rates.

(t)

"Compensation rate", "salary rate", or "pay rate" shall mean a set dollar amount used as the basis for compensating an employee for working a given period of time.

(u)

"Compensatory leave" shall mean time which may be taken by an employee as authorized leave with pay for having worked overtime.

(v)

"Continuous service" shall mean the number of calendar days during which work was actually performed for the County which work has not been interrupted by a separation, except as provided for in Sections 2-