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Chapter 9 Definitions

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9-1 Definitions
Unless the context clearly provides otherwise, the following terms in the civil service rules and regulations are defined as follows:
Act of violence
Act of violence means any intentional, reckless, or grossly negligent act that would reasonably be expected to cause physical injury or death to another person.
[Definition of act of violence added effective September 1, 2001]
Actual-duty Time
Actual-duty time means the time that an employee is scheduled to receive compensation, benefits, or benefit accruals for the performance of the employee's public duties as a member of the classified civil service. Actual-duty time includes all scheduled work time and overtime. Actual-duty time does not include the time an employee is on approved leave from the employee's public duties as a member of the classified civil service, even if the employee receives compensation, benefits, or benefit accruals for the time.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Adjudicating Officer
Adjudicating officer means the state personnel director or other civil service administrative officer, technical review officer, hearing officer, arbitrator, or other officer authorized to make a decision reviewable by the civil service commission.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Administrative Officer
Administrative officer means the state personnel director or a person authorized by the state personnel director to take administrative action on matters filed with civil service staff or the civil service commission.
[Definition of administrative officer last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Advisory
Advisory means a written statement issued by the civil service commission, state personnel director, or other civil service staff to provide direction, clarification, or other necessary or useful information.
[Definition of advisory last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Agency
Agency means an organizational subdivision of the state of Michigan for which a separate appointing authority has been designated, including, but not limited to, a principal department, autonomous entity, agency of convenience, board, or commission.
[Definition of agency added effective August 26, 2007]

Agency of Convenience
Agency of convenience means a subdivision within a principal department for which a separate appointing authority has been designated.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Alcohol Test
Alcohol test means a chemical or breath test administered to determine the presence or absence of alcohol in a person's body.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Anything of Value
Anything of value means any tangible or intangible item, including, but not limited to, the following:
      (a) Services.
      (b) Entertainment.
      (c) Recreation.
      (d) Travel.
      (e) Food and beverages.
      (f) Event tickets.
      (g) Gifts.
      (h) Loans.
      (i) Money.
      (j) Special favors or privileges not available to the general public.
[Definition of anything of value last amended effective March 27, 2003]
Applicant
Applicant means a person who requests to participate in an appraisal process.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Applicant Pool
Applicant pool means a group of applicants whom civil service staff has determined to be qualified.
[Definition of applicant pool last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Appointing Authority
Appointing authority means each of the following:
      (a) A single executive heading a principal department or autonomous entity.
      (b) A chief executive officer of a principal department or autonomous entity headed by a board or commission.
      (c) The state personnel director.
      (d) A person designated by any of the preceding as responsible for administering the personnel functions of the department, autonomous entity, or other agency
[Definition of appointing authority last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Appointment
Appointment means an authorized act of an appointing authority employing a properly qualified person in a specific position in the classified service.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Appraisal Method
Appraisal method means a technique used to evaluate job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies, and other qualifications to determine eligibility for a position in the classified service.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Appropriate Unit
Appropriate unit means the most appropriate unit, including all employees in broad groupings of related occupational classes exclusively represented and recognized under the terms and conditions provided in these rules.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Autonomous Entity
Autonomous entity means an executive branch organization or function established by law within a principal department, but specifically directed by law to be a separate independent unit, with the intent that its authority, powers, duties, and responsibilities, including personnel, budgeting, procurement, and management-related functions be exercised free from the direction and supervision of the principal department.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Base Salary
Base salary means the fixed, recurring portion of the employee's compensation.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Board
Board means the employment relations board.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Boards and Commissions
Boards and commissions means boards and commissions heading principal departments or autonomous entities and created by the constitution, statute, or executive order as specified in the constitution.
[Definition of boards and commissions last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Candidate
Candidate means a qualified person who requested to be considered for appointment to a specific position in the classified service and who was considered by the appointing authority.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Candidate Pool

Candidate pool means qualified persons considered for a position.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Career Appointment
Career appointment means an appointment to a classified position that is expected to last the equivalent of 90 full-time workdays or more. A career appointment may be an indefinite appointment or a limited-term appointment.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Civil Service Staff
Civil service staff means the employees of the civil service commission, including the state personnel director.
[Definition of civil service staff added effective August 26, 2007]
Class Cluster

Class cluster means two or more classifications identified by the state personnel director as having substantially equivalent qualifications for the purposes of implementing a job change, layoff, or recall.
[Definition of class cluster added effective January 1, 2002]
Classification
Classification means a group of positions whose assigned duties and responsibilities are sufficiently alike to warrant assigning the same classification title and requiring the same qualifications.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Classification Level
Classification level means the placement of a classification within a series based on the duties and responsibilities of the position.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Classified Service
Classified service means the Michigan state classified civil service.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Class Series
Class series means a series of classifications with similar but progressively more responsible job duties.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining means the mutual obligation of an exclusive representative and the employer to meet at reasonable times and to negotiate in good faith concerning mandatory subjects of bargaining and to execute a written agreement, subject to approval of the civil service commission. The obligation to negotiate does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Commission
Commission means the Michigan civil service commission.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Compensation Plan
Compensation plan means the civil service rules and regulations (including pay schedules) for administration of pay in the classified service.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Confidential Position
Confidential position means each of the following positions in the classified service:
      (a) A position assigned responsibility for directly assisting a person occupying a managerial position.
      (b) A position assigned responsibility for investigating other employees.
      (c) A position that is responsible for providing personal protection services to state elected officials.
[Definition last amended effective January 1, 2002]

Constitution
Constitution means the Michigan constitution of 1963, as amended.
[Definition of constitution last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Continuing Status
Continuing status means status achieved during the current continuous period of employment in the classified service.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Contractor
Contractor means an independent contractor or special personal services employee who enters into a contract with a state agency to provide personal services.
[Definition of contractor last amended effective October 1, 2001]
Creditable Time
Creditable time means each of the following:
      (a) Time in a career appointment. The following times are counted as creditable time:
        (1) Time in an indefinite appointment that is interrupted by a layoff.
        (2) Time in a career appointment that is interrupted by a leave of absence.
        (3) Time in a career appointment that ends as a result of a voluntary, nondisciplinary, nonretirement separation that is immediately followed by appointment to another classified position without a break in service (e.g., resign on Friday and start to work on the next Monday).
      (b) Time in a position in the unclassified service if the appointing authority granted a leave of absence for the unclassified appointment. The time is creditable to the classification level from which the leave was granted.
      (c) Time on a military leave of absence, including temporary and emergency military leave, if authorized by civil service rule or regulation or required by federal law.
      (d) Time for emergencies, transients, and expiration of limited appointments prior to January 1977, providing they are not followed by a separation.
      (e) Time on a paid leave of absence.
      (f) Time on a temporary layoff as authorized in rule 2-4.4
[Definition of creditable time last amended effective May 2, 2007]
Current Employment Period
Current employment period means the period of state employment that began with service that is creditable for employment preference purposes and that has not been interrupted by a separation or break in service.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Demotion
Demotion means an authorized movement of an employee with status from a position in one classification level to a lower classification level.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Departmental Employer
Departmental employer means the appointing authority responsible for conduct of collective bargaining obligations at the departmental level of state government. Such obligations are known as secondary negotiations.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Designated Representative
Designated representative means an individual employed by, or directly or indirectly representing, any of the following businesses or entities:
      (a) A business, entity, or person that has a contract with the state that the classified employee had or has the authority to (1) award or recommend the award, extension, or renewal of the contract or (2) approve or authorize any payments under the contract.
      (b) A business, entity, or person that is seeking a contract with the state for which the classified employee, as a part of the employee's official duties, had or has (1) the authority to develop, recommend, or approve the contract specifications or (2) the authority to recommend the purchase or award of the contract.
      (c) A business, entity, or person that is regulated by the agency employing the classified employee and for which the classified employee has any regulatory responsibility.
      (d) A business, entity, or person with an enforcement matter or contested case pending before an agency or court and for which the classified employee has any enforcement, adjudicatory, or representational responsibility.
      (e) A business, entity, or person that performs work for the state that is inspected or approved by the classified employee.
      (f) A business, entity, or person whose financial records are audited by the classified employee.
      (g) An employee or representative of a trade association if any member of the association is a business or entity described in subsections (a) through (f).
      (h) An attorney who represents any business, entity, or person described in subsections (a) through (f).
      (i) A lobbyist who represents any business, entity, or person described in
subsections (a) through (f).
[Definition of designated representative last amended effective March 27, 2003]
Director
Director means the state personnel director.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Disability
      (a) Disability means any of the following:
        (1) A determinable physical or mental characteristic of a person, which may result from disease, injury, congenital condition of birth, or functional disorder, if the characteristic:
          (A) substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the person, and
          (B) is unrelated to (1) the person's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position or (2) the person's qualifications for employment or promotion.
        (2) A history of a determinable physical or mental characteristic described in subsection (a)(1).
        (3) Being regarded as having a determinable physical or mental characteristic described in subsection (a)(1).
      (b) Disability does not include either of the following:
        (1) A determinable physical or mental characteristic caused by the current illegal use of a controlled substance by the person.
         (2) A determinable physical or mental characteristic caused by the use of alcohol by the person if that physical or mental characteristic prevents the person from performing the duties of the person's job.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Disbursements for Personal Services outside the Classified Service
Disbursements for personal services outside the classified service means disbursements of appropriated funds by a state agency for the personal services of a person who is not a classified employee of the state.
[Definition of disbursements for personal services outside the classified service added effective October 1, 2001]
Discriminatory Harassment
Discriminatory harassment means unwelcome advances, requests for favors, and other verbal or physical conduct or communication based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, height, weight, marital status, partisan considerations, disability, or genetic information under any of the following conditions:
      (a) Submission to the conduct or communication is made a term or condition, either explicitly or implicitly, to obtain employment.
      (b) Submission to or rejection of the conduct or communication by a person is used as a factor in decisions affecting the person's employment.
      (c) The conduct or communication has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with a person's employment or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment environment.
[Definition last amended effective February 20, 2004]

Drug
Drug means a controlled substance or a controlled substance analogue listed in schedule 1 or schedule 2 of part 72 of the Michigan public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.7201, et seq., of the Michigan Compiled Laws, as may be amended from time to time.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Drug Test
Drug test means a chemical test administered to determine the presence of a drug or metabolites in a person's bodily fluids.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Eligible Position
Eligible position means any position in the classified service except an excluded position.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Emergency Active Duty
Emergency active duty means active duty in a uniformed service in support of emergency operations during a national emergency declared by the president, state emergency declared by the governor, or war declared by the United States Congress.
[Definition of emergency active duty added effective May 17, 2005]
Employee
Employee means a classified employee of the state of Michigan over which the civil service commission has jurisdiction under the constitution.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Employee Status Code
Employee status code means the following types of appointment status assigned to an employee for the purposes of determining pay, benefits, and employment preference:
      (a) Full-time indefinite career appointment.
      (b) Part-time indefinite career appointment.
      (c) Limited-term career appointment (full-time and part-time).
      (d) Intermittent career appointment.
      (e) Seasonal career appointment.
      (f) Noncareer appointment.
[Definition of employee status codelast amended effective July 24, 2003]
Employer
Employer means each of the following:
      (a) The appointing authority responsible for (1) exercising the constitutional and statutory administrative and executive authority of a principal department or autonomous entity and (2) implementing the employment relations policy of the governor, the secretary of state, or the attorney general.
      (b) In the context of primary collective bargaining negotiations, employer means the state employer, acting in consultation with elected department directors.
[Definition of employer last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Employment Preference
Employment preference means a process for determining an employee's rights when a reduction in force occurs.
[Definition of Employment preference last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Examination
Examination means an appraisal method.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Excluded Position
Excluded position means each of the following positions in the classified service:
      (a) A confidential position.
      (b) A managerial position.
      (c) A supervisory position.
      (d) A civil service staff position.
      (e) A position in the office of the state employer.
[Definition of excluded position last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Exclusive Representative
Exclusive representative means a labor organization granted recognition and certified as the sole representative of all employees in an appropriate unit.
[Definition of Exclusive representative last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Explosive
Explosive means any bomb, grenade, missile, or other dangerous device designed to expand suddenly and release internal energy resulting in an explosion.
[Definition of explosive added effective September 1, 2001]
Firearm

Firearm means a weapon from which a dangerous projectile may be expelled by an explosive, gas, or air.
[Definition of firearm added effective September 1, 2001]
Frozen
Frozen means a classification or a position to which an appointing authority is prohibited from making an appointment without prior review and approval of the civil service commission.
[Definition of frozen last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Genetic Information
Genetic information means information about a gene, gene product, or inherited characteristic of an individual derived from the individual's family history or a genetic history.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Genetic Test
Genetic test means the analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, and those proteins and metabolites used to detect heritable or somatic disease-related genotypes or karyotypes for clinical purposes. A genetic test must be generally accepted in the scientific and medical communities as being specifically determinative for the presence, absence, or mutation of a gene or chromosome in order to qualify under this definition. Genetic test does not include a routine physical examination or a routine analysis including, but not limited to, a chemical analysis of body fluids unless conducted specifically to determine the presence, absence, or mutation of a gene or chromosome.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Good Cause
Good cause means an acceptable excuse for failing to file or take other required action timely. Good cause does not include a person's own carelessness, negligence, or inattention to the filing or other requirements.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Grade
Grade means classification level.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Grant
Grant means a congressional or legislative appropriation that is passed through a state agency directly to, and for the benefit of, the recipient of the grant.
[Definition of grant approved effective October 1, 2001]

Grievance
Grievance means a complaint, authorized in rule 8-1[Grievances], filed by a classified employee regarding an action by an appointing authority or civil service human resources staff acting pursuant to any assignment, authority, or direction of an appointing authority.
[Definition of grievance last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Group Insurance Benefits
Group insurance benefits means eligibility, enrollments, premiums, coverages, exclusions, costs, reimbursements, payments, copayments, deductibles, coordination of benefits, or other benefits authorized under the group insurance plans.
[Definition of group insurance benefits last amended effective May 17, 2005]
Hearing Officer
Hearing officer means a person authorized by the state personnel director to administer oaths and conduct hearings as provided in the civil service rules and regulations.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Hire
Hire means the initial appointment to the state classified service authorized by civil service staff.
[Definition of hire last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Home Agency
Home agency means the principal department or autonomous agency established under law from which an employee's classified position is moved by executive order to the authority of a temporary agency.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Hours in Pay Status
Hours in pay status means the hours an employee reports that are counted in the pay class "HRS: Hours in Pay Status" as defined in HRMN system.
[Definition of hours in pay status was added effective October 9, 2003]
 
Human Resources Management Network (HRMN)
Human Resources Management Network (HRMN) means the integrated network delivering payroll, personnel, and employee benefits functionality and data exchange among agencies and third parties.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Immediate Family
Immediate family in rule 2-8 [Ethical Standards and Conduct] means an employee's grandparent, parent, parent-in-law, stepparent, sibling, spouse, child, or stepchild.
[Definition of immediate familyadded effective March 27, 2003]
Indefinite Appointment
Indefinite appointment means a career appointment with no fixed ending date at the time of appointment.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Independent Contractor
Independent contractor means an individual contractor or an employee of a contractor who provides personal services and who is not an employee of the state of Michigan.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Interested Party
      (a) Interested party, in a review of a technical disbursement decision, means a party that filed a request or a written appearance in the initial civil service staff review of the request.
      (b) Interested party, in any other technical review, means a party that filed a technical complaint or a written appearance in the technical complaint review proceeding.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Job Change
Job change means an authorized movement of an employee from one position to another. Job change includes, for example, demotion, lateral job change, promotion, reclassification, and reduction-in-force.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Job Title
Job title is a HRMN term that represents class series.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Labor Organization
Labor organization means an employee organization recognized by the state personnel director as (1) an exclusive representative of eligible employees or (2) a limited-recognition organization.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Labor Relations Appeal
Labor relations appeal means an appeal to the civil service commission of a labor relations decision of the state personnel director or other civil service staff.
[Definition of labor relations appeal last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Lateral Job Change
Lateral job change means the authorized movement of an employee to a different position (1) in the same classification or (2) in a different classification at the same classification level.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Least Senior Position
Least senior position means (1) a vacancy that the appointing authority intends to fill or, (2) lacking a vacancy, the position occupied by the person with the least total continuous service.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Limited-recognition Organization
Limited-recognition organization means a labor organization recognized by the state personnel director to represent employees in nonexclusively represented positions.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Limited-term Appointment
Limited-term appointment means a career appointment that has a fixed ending date at the time of appointment.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Longevity
Longevity means a supplemental payment to eligible employees based upon total years of service.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Lump Sum Award
Lump sum award means a portion of an employee's compensation award under a performance-pay program that is (1) in addition to the employee's base salary, (2) paid in a single payment, and (3) not rolled into the employee's base salary.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Maintenance Allowance
Maintenance allowance means an amount by which an employee is reimbursed for expenses incurred in conjunction with the employee's job, such as meals, lodging, and mileage.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Managerial Position
Managerial position means a position in the classified service that is assigned responsibility for one or more of the following:
      (a) Establishing policy or directing the work of an agency or one of its subdivisions.
      (b) Administering the policies and programs of an agency or one of its subdivisions.
      (c) Managing, administering, or controlling a local branch office of an agency.
      (d) Representing or advising the state in legal matters.
      (e) Adjudicating disputes involving classified employees or mediating labor-management relations in the public or private sector.
      (f) Assisting in the preparation for, or conduct of, primary or secondary negotiations on behalf of the employer.
      (g) Administering personnel administration, labor relations, or the preparation and administration of a budget at the central level of state government, an agency, or one of its subdivisions.
[Definition of managerial position last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Mandatory Subjects of Bargaining
Mandatory subjects of bargaining means subjects of bargaining that are neither prohibited nor permissive subjects of bargaining.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Meet and Confer
Meet and confer means the mutual obligation of employees or their representatives and the employer to meet at reasonable times and to confer in good faith regarding rates of compensation and other conditions of employment.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Moved Employee
Moved employee means a career employee whose classified position has been moved from a home agency to the authority of a temporary agency solely as a result of either (1) the creation of a temporary agency or (2) an executive order under article 5, section 2, of the constitution, moving functions or personnel to a temporary agency.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Noncareer Appointment
Noncareer appointment means an appointment to a classified position that is expected to last less than the equivalent of 90 full-time workdays in a calendar year.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Noncreditable Time
Noncreditable time means each of the following:
      (a) Time preceding a separation, dismissal, retirement, or other break in service from state employment, unless expressly defined as creditable time.
      (b) Time on an unpaid leave of absence, including, for example, medical leave or educational leave.
      (c) Time on an unpaid suspension.
      (d) Overtime in excess of 80 hours in a biweekly pay period.
      (e) Time in a noncareer appointment.
      (f) Military service time that is creditable for retirement only.
      (g) Lost time.
      (h) Time in layoff status, but excluding time on a temporary layoff as authorized in rule 2-4.4.
[Definition of noncreditable time last amended effective May 2, 2007]

Nonexclusively Represented Position
Nonexclusively represented position means (1) an excluded position or (2) an eligible position in a unit that has not elected an exclusive representative.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Off-duty Time
Off-duty time means all time outside actual-duty time. Off-duty time includes the time an employee is on a leave of absence from the performance of the employee's public duties as a member of the classified service, including, but not limited to, time on annual leave, personal leave, school leave, sick leave, union leave, and lost time.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Party
Party means any of the following persons or organizations:
      (a) Party, in a grievance appeal, means any of the following:
        (1) The employee who filed the grievance.
        (2) The appointing authority that issued the final grievance decision being appealed.
      (b) Party, in a technical classification review, means any of the following:
        (1) An employee whose classification is directly affected by a technical classification decision.
        (2) The appointing authority of an employee in subdivision (b)(1).
        (3) Any other interested person with a demonstrable special interest in the technical classification decision that is granted permission to participate in the review.
      (c) Party, in a technical qualification review, means any of the following:
        (1) A person whose qualifications and fitness for a position in the classified service is directly affected by a technical qualification decision.
        (2) An appointing authority that requested a technical qualification decision.
        (3) Any other interested person with a demonstrable special interest in the technical qualification decision that is granted permission to participate in the review.
      (d) Party, in a review of a technical disbursement decision, means any of the following:
        (1) The appointing authority that files a request under rule 7-6 [Prior Written Approval by Civil Service Staff] or rule 7-7 [Preauthorized Approval] regarding disbursements for personal services.
        (2) An exclusive representative of a classified employee with a direct interest in the technical disbursement decision.
        (3) A nonexclusively represented classified employee with a direct interest in the technical disbursement decision.
        (4) A limited recognition organization appearing on behalf of a classified employee with a direct interest in the technical disbursement decision.
        (5) The office of the state employer.
        (6) Any other person or organization with a demonstrable special interest in the technical disbursement decision who (1) petitions to participate in the civil service staff review and (2) is authorized by civil service staff to participate in the review.
      (e) Party, in a review of a technical appointment decision, means any of the following:
        (1) An unsuccessful candidate who files a technical appointment complaint.
        (2) An employee whose appointment is revoked by civil service staff in an audit review.
        (3) An employee whose appointment is challenged in a technical appointment complaint.
        (4) The appointing authority of an employee whose appointment is revoked in an audit review or challenged in a technical appointment complaint.
      (f) Party, in an inquiry about a complaint filed with the state personnel director under rule 7-9 [Complaints and Investigations], means any of the following:
        (1) The person filing the complaint.
        (2) The appointing authority that made or authorized the questioned disbursements.
        (3) The office of the state employer.
        (4) Any other person or organization with a demonstrable special interest in the complaint who (1) petitions the state personnel director to participate in the inquiry and (2) is authorized by the director to participate in the inquiry.
[Definition of party last amended effective August 26, 2007]
Performance-pay Program
Performance-pay program means a compensation system in which the state personnel director, on request of an appointing authority, adjusts individual compensation on the basis of individual and group performance evaluations, individual competencies, departmental objectives, departmental budget, and other job-related factors. The primary purpose of a performance-pay program is to recognize, reward, and encourage exceptional individual and group performance.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Permissive Subjects of Bargaining
Permissive subjects of bargaining means subjects of bargaining that are included in the rights reserved to management as a matter of law, including civil service rule 6-4 [Rights of Employer], unless the management right is a prohibited subject of bargaining.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Personal Services
Personal services means work performed for the direct benefit of the state by an individual for compensation.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Position
Position means a classified job identified by its respective duties and responsibilities.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]

Position Title
Position title is a HRMN term that represents classification.
[Definition last amended effective March 18, 2001]
Preauthorized