Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases,
wherever used in these rules and regulations, shall be construed to have the
meaning indicated herein:
Any individual who applies in writing to the Commission in response
to a legally advertised notice of vacancy and/or examination for any position
in the Police Department.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Catasauqua, Lehigh County,
Pennsylvania.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Catasauqua, Lehigh County,
Pennsylvania.
The Manager/Secretary of the Borough of Catasauqua.
The submission to the appointing authority pursuant to their request
of three names taken from the eligible list developed by the Civil Service
Commission.
The Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission of the Borough of
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
The Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
A person whose name is recorded on a current eligible list or furlough
list.
The list of names of persons who have passed all examinations for
a particular position in the Police Department.
The series of tests given to candidates to determine their qualifications
for a position in the Police Department.
The list containing the names of persons temporarily laid off from
positions in the Police Department because of a reduction in the number of
officers. However, if the furloughed employee does not express his intent
in writing to remain on the list, his name will be removed after two years.
Any municipal or governmental body police department from any state
which has a selection process for its police officers equivalent to or similar
to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Civil Service Statute contained
in the Borough Code. A municipal police department shall not include school
police, private police, part-time police, college or university police or
any other police department which does not specifically meet the aforesaid
definition of a municipal police department (including police departments
which do not have three or more officers and thus do not have a civil service
requirement).
For purposes of these rules and regulations, an entry level sworn
full-time position in a police department.
An officer in the Police Department who has been appointed from an
eligible list but who has not yet completed the (work-test period) probationary
period.
A change to a lower rank where the employee has fulfilled all of
the requirements of these rules and regulations for his appointment to both
his prior and current rank. However, a decrease in salary with a change to
a different position (not a rank) shall not constitute a reduction in rank.
The permanent separation of a police officer from the Police Department.
The Secretary of the Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Catasauqua,
Pennsylvania.
Any police department of any state with general law enforcement powers
over the state as a whole.
The temporary separation without pay of a police officer from the
Police Department.
The person who shall serve in the absence of the Chairperson of the
Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
The words "he," "his," "him" and "men," when used in these rules and
regulations, represent both the masculine and feminine genders.
