Section 45-2-234.01 Definitions. - Alabama Statutes

Section 45-2-234.01

Definitions.

As used in this subpart, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) APPOINTED EMPLOYEE. A limited class of employees who serve at the pleasure of the sheriff. These employees are the chief deputy, chief corrections officer, chief civil deputy, financial officer, and personnel officer.

(2) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The Sheriff of Baldwin County.

(3) BOARD. The Sheriff's Office Personnel Appeals Board established by this subpart.

(4) COUNTY. Baldwin County.

(5) EMPLOYEE. Any law enforcement officer, radio operator, corrections officer, and law enforcement support personnel, not excepted by Section 45-2-234.02, who is employed by the Sheriff of Baldwin County.

(6) MERIT EMPLOYER. Any employee who has completed six months of probationary employment, either prior to transferring to the Sheriff's Personnel Merit System, after transferring to the Sheriff's Personnel Merit System, or a combination of both the county system and the Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.

(Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §2.)