BENCHMARK: A strong similarity in the job description of a Village employee and the job description from a position in one or more of the communities used for the wage and benefit survey.
CLASSIFIED SERVICE: All positions or group of positions excluding temporary, seasonal, and part-time and appointed managerial (nonclassified) employees (see employee groups which are sufficiently a like with respect to duties, responsibilities, and authority that they may be designated by the same title and equitably compensated in the same range of pay and under substantially the same employment condition).
FRINGE BENEFITS: This refers, but is not limited to, such items as sick leave, vacation, holidays, continuing education reimbursement program, leaves of absence and such insurance programs as health, life, dental, and retirement.
OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY: The group of occupations or jobs contained in one or more of the nine (9) categories of this policy.
EMPLOYEE GROUPS (Classified Service): Job classifications are broken down into different occupational categories. Each job classification shall be listed in a category. Each classification and its occupational category (assignment) shall be reviewed from time-to-time to insure relevancy.
WAGES: Shall include base pay, overtime compensation, compensatory time and any pay premium that may be considered by the Village.