Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases,
wherever used in these rules and regulations, shall be construed to
have the meanings indicated herein:
Any individual appointed by the appointing authority to serve
as an Alternate Civil Service Commissioner. Properly appointed Alternate
Commissioners shall have all the same powers and duties as a properly
appointed Commissioner, set forth in the First Class Township Code.[1]
Any individual who applies, in writing, to the Commission
in response to a legally advertised notice of vacancy and/or examination
for any full-time or part-time position in the Police Department.
The Board of Commissioners of Hatfield Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania.
The placement of a member of the police force, at the sole
discretion of the Chief of Police, into a position within a specialized
unit or division of the police force. Such a placement by the Chief
of Police shall not be construed as a promotion, nor as an increase
in rank, even if accompanied by an increase in salary. Reassignment
shall not be construed as a reduction in rank, even if accompanied
by a decrease in salary.
The submission to the appointing authority pursuant to their
request for three or more names taken from the eligibility list developed
by the Civil Service Commission.
The Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission of Hatfield
Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The Civil Service Commission of Hatfield Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania.
A member of the Commission, who is a qualified elector of
Hatfield Township appointed by the appointing authority.
The list of names of persons who have passed all examinations
for a particular position in the police department and are eligible
for appointment by the appointing authority.
A person whose name is recorded on a current eligibility
list or furlough list.
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.
A police force organized and operating as prescribed by law,
the members of which devote their normal working hours to police duty
or duty in connection with the bureaus, agencies and services connected
with police protection work and who are paid a stated salary or compensation
for such work by the municipality.
For purposes of these rules and regulations, an entry-level
sworn full-time position in the police department. The appointing
authority shall retain full discretion in determining which part-time
police officers receive an offer of full-time employment. Regardless
of a patrol officers' hours worked, the civil service rank of
full-time and part-time patrol officers shall be the same.
An officer in the police department who has been appointed
from an eligible list but who has not yet completed the work-test
period.
A downward change to a different rank where the employee
fulfilled all of the requirements of these rules and regulations for
both the prior and current rank. However, a decrease in salary without
a change to a different rank shall not necessarily constitute a reduction
in rank. The appointing authority shall have the power to determine
in each instance whether an increase in salary shall constitute a
promotion.
The permanent separation of a police officer from the police
department.
The Secretary of the Commission.
A unit or division of the police force, including, but not
limited to, the Detective Division, which is staffed at the discretion
of the Chief of Police, unless otherwise provided by these rules,
and which focuses upon specialized areas of police science, administration,
procedure or operations. A posting to the Detective Division and/or
other specialized unit or division shall not, despite a potential
increase in pay, constitute a promotion.
The temporary separation without pay of a police officer
from the police department.
Each individual evaluation process which cumulatively comprise
the examination.
Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The Secretary of Hatfield Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 55101 et seq.
The words "he," "his," "him," and "men," when used in these
rules and regulations, represent both the masculine and feminine gender.
