145.01 DEFINITIONS.
   (a)    "Applicant" means any person requesting consideration for employment with the Village.
   (b)    "Appointing Authority" means the Administrator or body having the power of appointment to, or removal from a position.
   (c)    "Continuous Service" means the length of service as a full-time employee uninterrupted by resignation, retirement, discharge for cause or any other separation from municipal employment with the Village or with the Village and any other public employer subject to the Village granting Service Credit.
   Military leave, leave resulting from injury in the line of duty, leave for approved disability coverage, authorized leave without pay or administrative leave without pay for periods of six ( 6) weeks or less is not considered separation from municipal service.
   (d)    "Department" means any department, office, commission, board or other body
as defined under the Codified Ordinances.
   (e)    "Eligible" means a person who has satisfactorily met all qualifications and requirements for employment in the job class for which the person has made application and whose name should appear on an eligible list.
   (f)    "Full-time Employee" means an employee that is scheduled to work not less than forty ( 40) hours within seven (7) consecutive calendar days.
   (g)    "Immediate Family" means parents, parents-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,
spouse, children, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, and grandparents (including any individuals in a "great" or "step" relationship) unless otherwise specified.
   (h)    "Official" means a person appointed by Council or the Administrator who directs the functions of government.
   (i)    "Part-time Employee" means any employee working less than forty (40) hours per week and having been hired with the intention of working on an ongoing basis until an appropriate reason for termination of employment arises.
   (j)    "Personnel Officer" means the position or person duly designated by the Administrator to coordinate the administration of this chapter. The Administrator may serve as or appoint the Personnel Officer, subject to the approval of counsel.
   (k)    "Position" means any office, employment or job calling for the performance of certain duties and the exercise of certain responsibilities by one individual. A position may be vacant or occupied (part-time or full-time) and it may be designated regular, part-time, or seasonal.
   (l)    "Probationary Period" means a period during which an employee is required to demonstrate fitness for the duties to which appointed by actual performance of the duties of the position.
   (m)    "Seasonal Employee" means any employee hired to work forty (40) hours or less per week (or more than forty (40) hours if the need arises) for a specified short term or interim period of time.
   (n)    "Workday" means a twenty-four (24) hour time period beginning at the same time as the beginning of the employee's regularly scheduled working time assigned by a supervisor or manager of eight (8) hours or ten (10) hours duration.
   (o)    "Workweek" means a regularly recurring period of seven (7), twenty-four (24) hour days beginning on Saturday at 12:00 a.m. Employees may be scheduled to work five (5) workdays of eight (8) hours per day and two (2) days off or four (4) workdays of ten (10) hours duration and three (3) days off.
(Ord. 2021-27. Passed 12-6-21.)