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Borough of Shippensburg, PA
Cumberland County
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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:
APPLICANT
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.
APPOINTING AUTHORITY
The Borough Council of the Borough of Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
CERTIFICATION
The submission to the appointing authority pursuant to their request of three names taken from the eligible list developed by the Civil Service Commission.
CHAIRPERSON
The Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
COMMISSION
The Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
ELIGIBLE
A person whose name is recorded on a current eligible list or furlough list.
ELIGIBLE LIST
The list of names of persons who have passed all examinations for a particular position in the Police Department.
EXAMINATION
The series of tests given to candidates to determine their qualifications for a position in the Police Department.
FURLOUGH LIST
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.
POLICE OFFICER
For purposes of these rules and regulations, an entry level, sworn full-time position in a Police Department.
PROBATIONER
An officer in the Police Department who has been appointed from an eligible list, but who has not yet completed the work-test period.
REDUCTION IN RANK
A change to a different position or rank where the employee fulfilled all of the requirements of these rules and regulations for both the prior and current position or rank. However, a decrease in salary without a change to a different position or rank shall not necessarily constitute a reduction in rank.
REMOVAL
The permanent separation of a police officer from the Police Department.
SECRETARY
The Secretary of the Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
SUSPENSION
The temporary separation without pay of a police officer from the Police Department.
The words "he," "his," "him" and "men" when used in these rules and regulations represent both the masculine and feminine genders.