For purposes of this chapter:
(a) "Director" means the Director of the Administrative Department to which an employee is assigned, or the Mayor with respect to an employee assigned to the administrative control of the Mayor and members of boards and commissions, or the President of Council with respect to an employee of Council, including the Clerk of Council.
(b) "Position" means a group of currently assigned duties and responsibilities whether occupied or vacant requiring the full or part-time employment of one person.
(c) "Class" means a group of positions (or one position) that:
(1) Has similar duties or responsibilities;
(2) Requires like qualifications; and
(3) Can be equitably compensated in the same salary range.
(d) "Class title" means the official designation or name of the class as stated in the class specification. It shall be used on personnel records and actions. Working or office titles may be used for purposes of internal administration.
(e) "Employee" means any incumbent of a position.
(f) "Regular full-time" employee means an employee who is employed on a regular and continuing basis and for whom there is a reasonable expectancy that such employment will continue in excess of six (6) months and excluding overtime is in employment two thousand eighty (2080) or more hours per calendar year or an average of forty (40) or more hours a week. The phrase "regular full-time" employee does not include elected officials, members of any board or commission, the Director of Law, attorneys in the Department of Law, and any person providing services pursuant to contract, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(g) "Regular part-time" employee means an employee who is employed on a regular and continuing basis and for whom there is a reasonable expectancy that such employment will continue in excess of six (6) months and excluding overtime is in employment less than two thousand eighty (2080) hours per calendar year and averages less than forty (40) hours per week.
(h) "Temporary full-time" employee means an employee who is employed on a regular and continuous basis and for whom there is no reasonable expectancy of regular and continuous employment with the City for a period in excess of six (6) months and who averages forty (40) or more hours per week excluding overtime.
(i) "Temporary part-time" employee means an employee for whom there is no reasonable expectancy of regular and continuous employment with the City for a period in excess of six (6) months and excluding overtime is in employment less than two thousand eighty (2080) hours per calendar year and averages less than forty (40) hours per week.
(j) "Active employment" means the actual doing of the work which is a part of the employee's position description and shall include the time periods which the employee is on paid vacation leave, holiday leave, jury service and leave for training. Active employment shall not include any time period during which an employee is on sick leave, military leave, leave without pay, authorized leave, receiving disability pay or under suspension.
(k) "Salary" means the rate of compensation per year.
(l) "Hourly" means the rate of compensation per hour.
(m) "Regular work day" means the number of hours in an employee's work day as established pursuant to this chapter.
(n) "Regular work week" means the number of hours in an employee's work week as established pursuant to this chapter.
(o) "Overtime" means work in addition to the established schedule of hours of work in the regular work day or regular work week.
(p) "Retirement" means disability or service retirement under any State or Municipal retirement system in this State.
(Ord. 89-10. Passed 6-17-91.)