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As used in this title, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this section:

“City Attorney” means an employee appointed by and directly responsible to the City Council who is the chief legal advisor to the Council and all other officers, departments, and agencies of the City government in matters relating to their official powers and duties.

“City Clerk” means an officer and employee of the City appointed by and directly responsible to the City Council for an indefinite period of time who serves as clerical officer of the Council.

“City Manager” means an officer and employee of the City directly responsible to the City Council who is authorized and directed to exercise the powers and fulfill the duties as specified in the Charter and Municipal Code of the City of Kenai.

“Classified service” means all paid employees not in the unclassified or department head service.

“Department” means the smallest functional budgetary unit of the City government established by the City Council.

Department Head Service. The department head service includes employees who are directly responsible to the City Manager for the administration of one (1) or more departments and who have been hired or completed a probationary period after June 1, 2018. Employees responsible to the City Manager for the administration of one (1) or more departments who have been hired and completed a probationary period before June 1, 2018, may enter the department head service by written request to the City Manager.

Full-Time. Employees regularly scheduled to work forty (40) hours per week (except certain Fire Department employees who work an average of fifty-six (56) hours per week) are considered “full time.”

“Grievance” means an employee’s oral or written expression of dissatisfaction with some aspect of employment, a management decision affecting the employee, or an alleged violation of the employee’s rights for the purpose of attempting to gain an adjustment of said cause of dissatisfaction.

“Part-time” means employees regularly scheduled to work less than forty (40) hours per week.

Probationary Period. Normally six (6) months, except for Police, Communications and Fire, which is normally twelve (12) months. This period can be extended up to, but no longer than, twelve (12) months and eighteen (18) months, respectively.

“Program or project employee” means an employee who is hired for a temporary period that may exceed six (6) months and with a prior written agreement that employment in that position will continue for at most the duration of a specified program or project that is not a regular and continuing function of a department or the City and that has an established probable date of termination.

“Promotion” means an advancement of an employee from one (1) job classification to a higher job classification within the same department.

“Public safety employee” means a person employed in the Police, Fire, or Communications Department.

“Regular” means employees who have completed the probationary period. They may be assigned to work a full-time or part-time schedule.

“Seasonal” means employees who perform seasonal work for a preestablished period of not more than six (6) months during a twelve (12) month period. Seasonal employees may be assigned a full-time or part-time schedule and are eligible for public employee retirement benefits but are ineligible for other benefits, including holiday pay. Seasonal employees who have completed the probationary period may return to the seasonal position each season subject to performance evaluations, general conduct and discipline, personnel rules and policies of the City, layoff, reorganization and other business needs of the City.

“Supervisor” means an employee who is responsible to a higher divisional or department level of authority and who directs the work of others.

“Temporary employee” means an employee who is hired for a preestablished period, usually during peak workloads or for vacation relief and for not more than six (6) months. The employee may be assigned to work a full-time or part-time schedule and is ineligible for benefits, including holiday pay.

“Transfer” means the movement of an employee from one (1) department to another department, regardless of job classification.

Unclassified Service. The unclassified service includes all elected officials, City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, seasonal, temporary employees, and temporary program or project employees. Members of boards, committees, commissions, volunteers, contractors, and consultants are not employees.

(Ords. 336, 537, 1347-89, 1870-2000, 2761-2014, 2991-2017, 3018-2018, 3275-2022)