§ 3.04.010. Definitions.

For the purposes of this title, the following words and phrases have the meanings indicated:

"Anniversary date," also known as "review date" or "increment date," means that date on which an employee is eligible to receive an in-grade pay increase, normally twelve months from the date of hire and each twelve months thereafter. This date may only be changed by awarding an in-grade pay increase later than the date it is due.

"Appointing authority" means:

1.

The Mayor, for positions assigned to the office of the Mayor.

2.

The City Manager for the director of each department.

3.

The director of each department, for positions assigned to that department.

"Appointment list" means a list containing the names of qualified applicants for a particular position which may be ranked on the basis of one or more of the following: applicant's qualifications, competitive examination score(s) and personal interview.

"Civil Service" means the system which includes the regulations and procedures prescribed in and promulgated under the authority of this chapter, the Civil Service Board, the job descriptions, the pay plan and all of the employees who are included in the system.

"Classification" means the process of reviewing the duties and responsibilities of a position or positions and incorporating these duties and responsibilities into a job description.

"Demotion" means the voluntary or involuntary movement of an employee from a pay grade to a lower pay grade.

"Employee" means the person employed to perform the work of a position.

"Equal protection" means in accordance with the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, the City shall treat a person or class of persons the same as it treats other persons or classes in like circumstances.

"Exempt service" means positions designated by the City Council which are specifically not included in the civil service or other excluded service. See 3.08 for a list.

"Job description" means a written explanation of one position or of several very similar positions which always includes a title, a general definition of responsibilities, a list of typical duties and the minimum required qualifications.

"Other excluded service" includes all other persons rendering temporary service under contract and positions involving seasonal or part-time employment except those specifically placed in the civil service system by the Civil Service Board or those designated as exempt service by the City Council. Any positions not included in the civil service or the exempt service are considered to be "other excluded service."

"Pay plan" means the written chart which places every job description in a pay grade. Each pay grade consists of a maximum and minimum level and intermediate levels of pay.

"Permanent status" means the status given to a civil service employee who has successfully completed the initial probationary period, or any extension of an initial probationary period.

"Position" means a group of duties and responsibilities assigned to an employee. A position can be vacant or occupied.

"Probationary status" means the status given to a new, a transferred or a promoted civil service employee for the designated period during which the employee must initially demonstrate an ability to perform the duties of the position to which appointed.

"Promotion" means the movement of a civil service employee from one pay grade to a higher pay grade.

"Reclassification" means the process of reviewing the duties and responsibilities of an existing position or positions in order to revise the job description to which the position or positions are assigned; or moving a job description from one pay grade to another pay grade.

"Transfer" means the movement of a civil service employee from one position to another in the same pay grade.

(Ord. O-13-04 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. O-17-01 § 1 (part); prior code § 7-1)

(Ord. No. O-31-15 Amended, § I, 7-27-2015; Ord. No. O-5-17, § I, 4-24-2017)