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APPENDIX Q - GLOSSARY
The descriptions found in this glossary are provided for informational purposes only and are not
binding upon the parties. In the event of a conflict between any description set forth herein and a
definition set forth in the contract/agreement, law, rule, or Administrative Procedure, the terms of
that document shall prevail.
Actively at Work - Employees are “actively at work” if they are on active payroll status and not
using paid or unpaid leave.
A.D.A. (Americans with Disabilities Act) - A Federal law intended to prohibit the specific forms of
discrimination that people with disabilities face.
Administrative Procedures - The procedures of Minnesota Management & Budget developed in
accord with M.S. 43A.04, Subd. 4.
Advisory Testing - A process used to determine an employee’s qualifications in some transfer,
demotion and/or layoff situations.
Agency - Department, commission, board, institution, or other employing entity of the civil service,
in which all positions are under the same appointing authority.
Applicant Pool - A group of applicants who have been determined to meet the minimum
qualifications for a vacant position.
Appointing Authority - A person or a group of persons empowered by the Constitution, statute, or
executive order to employ persons in, or to make appointments to positions in the civil service.
Appointment Status - See Article 12, Section 2.
Arbitration - If a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved after the third step and Council 5
chooses to arbitrate, an impartial person is selected from a list of people approved by the Council 5
and Minnesota Management & Budget to hear the grievance and render an impartial decision
which is binding on the parties.
Bargaining Units - Pursuant to M.S. 179A.10, Subd. 2, groupings of employees determined by the
Bureau of Mediation Services, based on the type of work performed. See Appendix A.
Bidding - See Article 12, Sec. 7.
Change in Allocation - Reclassification resulting from abrupt, management-imposed changes in
the duties and responsibilities of a person. An occupied position changed in allocation is
considered a vacancy. See Article 12 Section 8.
Claiming - An option for filling vacancies when bidding and use of seniority unit layoff lists is
exhausted that allows employees on notice of layoff to request to transfer or demote to another
seniority unit. This option normally occurs between the date an employee receives a layoff notice
and the date the employee is laid off. See Article 15, Section 3D, 3g.
Class Layoff List - See Article 15, Sec. 3H (2).
Class Option - See Appendix H for definition and lists.
Class Seniority - See Article 4, Sec. B.
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