“Business days” means Monday through Friday excluding holidays as designated by the city manager.

“Confidential employee” means any employee designated by the city manager who has access to information regarding relations between the city and its recognized employee organizations including but not limited to information affecting negotiations with the organizations or resolution of complaints or grievances relating to city employment relations issues or who is in a confidential relationship with city management. Employee organization representatives are exempt from this classification.

“Day” means calendar day except as otherwise stated.

“Employee” shall mean benefitted full-time and benefitted part-time employees; but shall exclude contracted, temporary, seasonal, or new probationary employees, employees on leaves of absence where the duration of time off is in excess of six months with the exception of employees on military leave.

“Employee organization” means an organization designated by the city council as authorized to represent employees in the meet and confer process as described in this code and other codes of the city for the purpose of meeting and conferring relating to wages, hours, benefits and other conditions of employment.

“Fiscal year” means the budget term adopted by the city.

“Management employee” shall mean any city employee who is engaged primarily in executive, management, supervisory functions, and/or is charged with the responsibility of developing, administering or effectuating management policies. Fire personnel below the rank of battalion chief and police officers below the rank of lieutenant are exempt from this designation. The determination of management status shall be made by the city manager.

“Nonsupervisory employees” shall mean any city employee who does not have authority to hire, discharge, promote, transfer, suspend, layoff, or discipline other employees or to effectively recommend such action, or who is not in a confidential relationship with city management. Determination of nonsupervisory and confidential status shall be made by the city manager.

“Petition” shall mean a form for signatures established by the city manager.

“Professional employee” shall mean any city employee who is engaged in functions, either administrative or technical, in an exempt position. Fire personnel below the rank of battalion chief and police officers below the rank of lieutenant are exempt from this designation. The determination of professional status shall be made by the city manager. [Ord. 18-09 § 1; Res. 18-24; Code 2004 § 3-271.]