For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases have the meanings indicated:
(1) Certification: The procedure by which an employee organization is selected and recognized to represent the employee unit.
(2) Decertification: The procedure by which the chief administrative officer withdraws county recognition of the employee organization with or without an election by the employees of the unit.
(3) Employee: Any state-county merit system employee except persons described in subparagraphs 33-102(4) a, c, d, e, m, n, r and s of article VII of this chapter.
(4) Employee organization: Any organization that admits employees to membership and that has as a primary purpose the representation of employees in collective bargaining or meet and confer representation or both.
(5) Employee unit or unit: All employees as defined in subsection 33-63(3) of this chapter.
(6) Position paper: A nonbinding written memorandum reflecting all items discussed by the county and the employee organization.
(7) State-county merit system employee: A state merit system employee whose salary is supplemented by the county. (1977 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; 1982 L.M.C., ch 40, § 5; 1982 L.M.C., ch. 53, § 1; 1986 L.M.C., ch. 70, § 2.)