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Classified Service – All positions in the City service except for the following, which are exempt from the Civil Service Act. This exemption is different from exemption from the FLSA – see definition for Fair Labor Standards Act. Elected officials Employees or officials appointed by the City Council or appointed by the City Manager and approved by the City Council, and their immediate administrative support. Department Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Department Directors, Division Managers, and their immediate administrative support. Closing Date – An established date determined by the Human Resources Department, which concludes recruitment efforts to fill a particular position or to establish a particular eligibility list. Compensation – the salary, wages, maintenance in kind, benefits, and other forms of valuable consideration earned by and provided to an employee in remuneration for services rendered. Compensation Range – the range of pay established by the City to pay employees performing a particular job or function and has a minimum pay rate and a maximum pay rate. Conflict of Interest – When an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests and could be influenced by personal interest, other commitments, or competing loyalties. Continuous Service – Employment by the City without a break in service, or interruption as further defined and clarified in 7.67 below. Critical Vacant Position Duties – Duties delegated to an employee who temporarily assumes a special assignment to perform the more critical and complex tasks of a vacant position that is in a classification assigned to a higher step or band, while continuing to perform the essential functions of their current position. Delayed Holiday – Time earned as a result of the holiday taking place on the employee’s regularly scheduled day off in accordance with Standard Procedure 300- 9A. Time is accrued for a delayed holiday on the same basis on which sick leave is accrued. Demotion – The action taken when an employee is either assigned to a position or requests being moved into a position that is in a lower pay step or band than the position currently held. Department Director – An employee charged by law, City Council, or City Manager with responsibility for directing the operations of a major organizational unit of City government. Designated Holiday – When a holiday falls on either Saturday or Sunday, an alternative holiday will be designated for either Friday or Monday, and that day is addressed as the Designated Holiday Deputy Director – A person who reports to a Department Director and who is Temporary or seasonal officers or employees. Employees serving the initial probationary period.

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