Alabama § 45-49-120 - Definitions.

§ 45-49-120. Definitions.

In this part, words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders, and words used in the neuter gender include the masculine and feminine genders. The following words, terms, and phrases, wherever used in this part, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section unless the context plainly indicates a contrary meaning:

(1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY or APPOINTING POWER. A person, officer, board, commission, or other body or person whose lawful jurisdiction or powers are confined wholly or primarily within the territorial limits of Mobile County, or any incorporated city or town therein, and who or which have the power to make appointments to offices or positions of employment or trust in any of the classified service as in this part defined.

(2) BOARD. The personnel board created by this part.

(3) CLASSIFIED SERVICE. Includes all offices, positions, and employment in Mobile County or any such city therein as these offices, positions, and employment now exist or as they may hereafter exist, the holders of which are paid whether by salary, wages, or fees in whole or in part from funds of Mobile County or any such city, or the holders of which receive their compensation from any elected official and perform duties pertaining to the office of such elected official or officer, except those placed in the unclassified service by Section 45-49-120.01.

(4) COMMITTEE. The Supervisory Committee of the Mobile County Personnel Board created by this part.

(5) DIRECTOR. The personnel director created by this part.

(6) EMPLOYEE or APPOINTEE. A person in the classified service herein set up and appointed by an appointing authority, unless herein specifically excepted.

(7) EMPLOYMENT REGISTER. Records containing names, of those persons who have successfully completed their prescribed tests, listed and ranked in order of their final earned average from the highest to the lowest.

(8) MUNICIPALITY or CITY. A duly incorporated town, village, or city within Mobile County.

(9) PUBLIC HEARINGS. A meeting of the board, open to the public, whereat any citizen, taxpayer, or party at interest may appear and be heard subject to such rules and regulations as may be fixed by the board.

(10) PUBLIC RECORD. A record which the public shall have the right to inspect in a reasonable manner during ordinary business hours.

(11) ROSTER. Records of persons in the classified service, containing information as to their service.

(12) RULES. The regulations adopted by the board for carrying out this part.

(13) TESTS. Written or oral examinations, or both, or other methods established, by rules and regulations of the board or the director, or both, as herein provided, to determine the merit, efficiency, and general fitness of applicants for positions.