Final Rules (Amended 2022 09 19)_Rule 1 Corrected (1) - Flipbook - Page 12
RULE 1
(44) Grievance: An expressed written claim by an individual employee or designated
representative that the City has violated, misinterpreted or misapplied, an obligation
to the employee as such obligation is expressed and written in the Memorandum of
Understanding.
(45) Human Resources Director: The Director of the Human Resources Department
or the director’s designee, who acts in an advisory capacity for the Civil Service
Commission, and administers these Rules and the personnel operations of the City.
(46) Incumbent: Any employee who is occupying a classified or unclassified position.
(47) Insubordination: The disobedience of an employee to a lawful order given by a
higher authority within the scope of the employee’s job.
(48) Job Abandonment: A separation that occurs when an employee’s actions, or lack
thereof, creates the following conditions:
i.
An employee is absent without authorization for three (3) or more
consecutive working days and/or shifts; and
ii.
The employee fails to contact the employee’s supervisor to provide
justification for the absence.
(49) Job Bulletin: A job announcement that outlines the minimum requirements of the
position, the closing date, testing requirements, and other job related information.
(50) Judicial Review: The legal process by which administrative decisions of the
Commission may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction, as further
defined in these Rules.
(51) Minimum Requirements: The lowest level of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience,
education and/or licenses permitting applicants access to the examination process.
(52) Nepotism: Providing employment, promotions, higher earnings, and other benefits
to employees because they are relatives or friends of City Officials, management or
supervisors instead of on the applicant’s or employee’s ability or merit.
(53) Occupational Medical Standards: Medical standards established for City
employment that specify the physical and/or mental demands of all classifications,
provided that such standards are directly related to the job demands which are
necessary to each respective classification.
(54) Open & Competitive Examination: An examination which provides an equal
employment opportunity to every applicant, whether or not currently employed by the
City.
(55) Ordered Leave With Pay: Occurs when a department head, with the approval of
the Human Resources Director and the City Manager, orders an employee to take a
leave of absence with pay, as set forth in these Rules.
(56) Part-time Employees: Employees who are regularly scheduled to work less than
forty (40) hours per week in a position that is not part of the classified service and
are subject to hourly wages. Part-time employees are designated as either casual
part-time or regular part-time.
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