(a) Temporary employees.
(1) Appointments. An employee is designated as temporary when appointed to any of the following:
(A) an assignment less than six months in duration;
(B) a position funded under a federal employment and training program as a participant meeting federal eligibility requirements, but not including administrative or staff positions;
(C) positions in the city’s temporary help service program;
(D) a cooperative work-study program with an educational institution;
(E) a seasonal position, even though the assignment may last more than six months;
(F) a position that is intended to give introductory work experience to a person preparing for entry into the work force; and
(G) a position scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.
(2) Release. A temporary employee does not serve probation and may be released at any time without right of internal appeal.
(b) Permanent employees. An employee is designated as permanent when appointed in any situation not defined as temporary under Subsection (a). Exceptions to this subsection must be approved by the director of human resources. Nothing in this provision conveys a contract of employment with the City of Dallas and nothing in this provision is intended to be a term of a contract when combined with any other document, instrument, or writing.
(c) Full-time and part-time status. An employee is designated as:
(1) full-time when appointed on a work schedule that is at least 40 hours per week or averages 40 hours per week;
(2) part-time when appointed on a work schedule that:
(A) is less than the usual work schedule of the unit to which the employee is assigned; or
(B) averages less than 40 hours per work week.
(d) Special appointments. An employee is designated as a special appointment when the appointment is:
(1) to a special body or commission not fully under the jurisdiction of the city, but where the employee is carried on the city payroll for administrative purposes;
(2) a mobility appointment under the federal Intergovernmental Personnel Act; or
(3) a cooperative appointment with another agency or organization. (Ord. Nos. 19340; 19473; 22026; 24873; 31745)