For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOARD. The County Board of DeWitt County, Illinois.
DEPARTMENT HEAD. An employee of the county who is under contract to the County Board.
ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEAD. An official who has been elected by the people of the county.
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE. A person working the regularly scheduled number of hours is considered a FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE and is eligible for all county benefits. Temporary and per diem employees are not considered FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
PART-TIME EMPLOYEE. A person working less than the department regularly scheduled number of hours for the assigned department is considered a PART-TIME EMPLOYEE and is not eligible for county benefits unless otherwise stated. Department heads may be PART-TIME EMPLOYEES; however, temporary employees are not considered PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE. A person employed for a period of less than three months or for a specific task is considered a TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE and is not eligible for county benefits, unless otherwise stated. TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES may work the regularly scheduled number of hours for a department (full-time) or less than the regularly scheduled number of hours for a department (part-time). Student interns may be considered TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES and employed up to one year.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)