Final Rules (Amended 2022 09 19)_Rule 1 Corrected (1) - Flipbook - Page 11
RULE 1
(31) Disability Interactive Process: Occurs when the Human Resources Director
receives a physician’s report confirming an employee’s permanent disability. This
process is a joint meeting with the affected employee to identify possible
modifications or accommodations that can be made in order for the employee to
continue working in the employee’s position, in accordance with State and Federal
law.
(32) Disciplinary Action: Any action taken by an appointing authority against an
employee with the purpose of punishing, modifying and/or correcting behavior
which violated any of the Rules set forth herein.
(33) Dismissal: The involuntary termination of the employment relationship between
the City and an employee.
(34) Disqualification: The involuntary removal of an applicant, candidate, eligible or
appointee from competition for employment for cause.
(35) Eligible: A candidate eligible for referral to a position in the classified service.
(36) Eligible List: A list of eligibles in rank order that includes the eligible’s
corresponding final score.
(37) Employee: A person who is the incumbent in a position.
(38) Examination: The process by which an applicant’s qualifications are evaluated,
assessed and/or measured to determine the applicant’s eligibility for the position.
i.
Assembled Examination: An examination conducted at a specified time
and place at which applicants are required to appear for competitive
examination under the supervision of an examiner.
ii.
Unassembled Examination: An examination consisting of an appraisal of
training, experience, work history, or any other means of evaluating other
relative qualifications of applicants without the necessity of the applicant’s
personal appearance. This type of examination process may be used when
fewer than six (6) qualified applications are received.
(39) Examinee: An applicant who is invited to participate, and participates, in the
examination process of a recruitment.
(40) Excepted: A term used to refer to casual part-time employees who are
unclassified, subject to hourly wages only and have limited benefits.
(41) Exempt: For the purposes of these Rules, this term refers to an employee, position
or classification that is not a part of the classified service and is considered
unclassified.
(42) Fitness For Duty Examination:
A medical or psychological examination
conducted by a City Physician, as designated by the City.
(43) For Cause: The specific grounds which constitute a violation of these Rules, City
policies, Memorandum of Understanding, Charter, Municipal Codes, or any other
job-related reason which provides cause for disciplinary action against an
employee.
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