(1) “Board” means the Board of Clallam County Commissioners.

(2) “Career service” means a system of uniform employment practices based on a collection of personnel policies and procedures as defined in this chapter that include a multilevel merit-based salary system, and defines both entry level and promotional positions that are based on stated qualifications, merit, and fitness.

(3) “Class” means positions which are sufficiently alike with respect to duties and responsibilities to warrant the use of the same class title, qualification requirements, examinations, and pay grades.

(4) “Classified service” means all positions in County employ except those included under “unclassified service” as defined herein.

(5) “Director” means the Human Resources Director for Clallam County.

(6) “Manager” means an elected official or department head.

(7) “Personnel policies and procedures” means rules and regulations for administering the personnel system, including sections on employee selection, classification, salary administration, employee development, performance improvement system, disciplinary action, termination, grievance procedures, benefits administration, and personnel records management.

(8) “Position description” means a statement of duties required of the individual positions that compose a classification, providing information about position duties, responsibilities, skills, and relationships with other positions.

(9) “Regular full-time employee” means an employee who is not serving a probationary period, and who is employed on a permanent, annual basis, requiring work on a regular schedule of at least 35 hours per week.

(10) “Supervisor” means a position in the classified or unclassified service with the responsibilities and authority as set forth under CCC 3.08.050(4).

(11) “Unclassified service” means all positions in the County employ which are filled by: