For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DIRECT LINE OF SUPERVISION. An elected official or employee who is in a position to affect the terms and conditions of another individual's employment, including making decisions about work assignments, compensation, grievances, advancement, or performance evaluation. The term does not include the responsibilities of the Board of Commissioners or the County Council to make decisions regarding salary ordinances, budgets, or personnel policies of the County.
ELECTED OFFICIAL:
(1) The Board of Commissioners of Tippecanoe County;
(2) A member of the Board of Commissioners of Tippecanoe County;
(3) A member of the Tippecanoe County Council;
(4) Each elected county official; and
(5) Each circuit and superior court judge.
EMPLOYED. An individual who is employed by the county on a full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, or hourly basis. The term does not include an individual who holds only an elected office. The term includes an individual who is a party to an employment contract with the county.
MEMBER OF THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. The Sheriff or a law enforcement officer appointed to the Sheriff’s Department.
PURCHASING AGENT. A person designated to serve as a purchasing agent for the county pursuant to the county Public Purchasing Ordinance, Chapter 34 of the County Code.
RELATIVE. Any of the following: a spouse; a parent or stepparent; a child or stepchild; a brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister; a niece or nephew; an aunt or uncle; or a daughter-in- law or son-in-law. An adopted child of an individual is treated as a natural child of the individual. The terms brother and sister include a brother or sister by the half blood.
(Ord. 2012-21-CM, passed 6-18-12)