Section 100.5  Definitions

            Allocation:  Proper assignment of any position to a class.

            Certified Employee:  An employee who has successfully completed an appointment and a required probationary period (80 Ill. Adm. Code 500.10).

            Chair:  Chair of the Merit Commission, appointed by the Comptroller for a 2-year term.

            Classification Plan:  A position classification plan for all positions subject to the Comptroller Merit Employment Code, based upon similarity of duties performed, responsibilities assigned, and conditions of employment.

            Code:  The Comptroller Merit Employment Code [15 ILCS 410].

            Commission:  The Merit Commission, created by the Comptroller Merit Employment Code, composed of 3 members appointed by the Comptroller, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.  No more than 2 members may be affiliated with the same political party.  [15 ILCS 400/8]

            Department:  An organizational entity directly subordinate to the Comptroller or Deputy Comptroller.

            Director:  Director of the Comptroller's Department of Personnel.

            Geographic Transfer:  Transfer from one geographical location in the State to another.

            Hearings Officer:  A qualified person designated by the Merit Commission to preside over hearings.

            Incumbent:  The person currently holding a position.

            Jurisdiction B:  That portion of the Comptroller Merit Employment Code that requires that certain employees must be employed on the basis of merit and fitness.

            Office of the Commission:  325 West Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois  62704.

            Prima facie case:  A case which has produced evidence sufficient to support a finding in favor of the person producing the evidence, unless evidence to the contrary is produced.

(Source:  Added at 19 Ill. Reg. 206, effective January 3, 1995)