For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BREAK IN EMPLOYMENT. Termination, retirement, or resignation of an employee from the town. A BREAK IN EMPLOYMENT does not occur due to absence from the workplace while on a paid or unpaid leave, including, but not limited to: vacation, personal days, sick or family medical leave, or worker’s compensation leave, or if the employment is terminated followed by immediate re-employment by the town without loss of payroll time.
DIRECT LINE OF SUPERVISION. An elected officer or employee who is in a position to affect the terms and conditions of another individual’s employment. Such effect may include, but is not limited to, making decisions about work assignments, compensation, grievances, advancement, or performance evaluation. Decisions and actions taken by the Town Council regarding the passage of annual salary ordinances, budgets, and personnel policies are excluded from this definition.
ELECTED OFFICIAL. Town Clerk-Treasurer and members of the Town Council.
EMPLOYED. An individual who works for or is appointed to any department or board of the town on a full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, seasonal, hourly, or contractual basis.
MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. The Police Chief and any police officer appointed to the Town Police Department.
RELATIVE. Includes any of the following:
(1) Spouse;
(2) Parent or step-parent;
(3) Child or step-child (includes an adopted child);
(4) Sister, brother, step-sister, step-brother (includes sister or brother by half-blood);
(5) Niece or nephew;
(6) Aunt or uncle; and
(7) Daughter-in-law or son-in-law.
TOWN. The Town of Battle Ground, Indiana, and its boards and departments.
(Ord. 2012-499, passed 6-21-2012)