BUSINESS DAY - Any day City Hall is customarily open for normal business. "Business Day" does not refer to the employee's workday or holidays observed by the City.

CHAPTER 143 - The portion of the Texas Local Government Code containing the civil service provisions.

CLASSIFICATION - A position or group of positions that involve similar duties and responsibilities and require similar qualifications.

COMMISSION - The Balch Springs Police Officers and Firefighters Civil Service Commission.

CONVICTION OR CONVICTED - A person is convicted if he/she has pled guilty, no contest (Nolo contendere), or been found guilty in a trial, regardless of whether:

The sentence is subsequently probated, and the person is discharged from probation;

The defendant has received an unadjudicated or deferred adjudication probation, or similar deferred disposition, for a criminal offense;

The case has been made the subject of an expunction order; or

The person is pardoned unless the pardon is expressly granted for subsequent proof of innocence.

DAY - Calendar Day, unless otherwise specified.

DEPARTMENT HEAD - The Police Chief or Fire Chief of the City of Balch Springs.

DEMOTION - The transfer of an employee from a position in one classification to a position in another classification for which the maximum rate of pay is lower.

DIRECTOR - The Director of Civil Service as designated by the City of Balch Springs Civil Service Commission to act in the capacity of Secretary to the Commission and Director of Civil Service and includes his/her designee.

DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE – The Director of Civil Service may designate an employee of the City to serve in the absence of the Director.

ELIGIBILITY LIST - A list of applicants for a classified civil service position who have taken the examination and passed, and are ranked on the eligibility list in order of the score received, including tiebreakers. The applicant shall successfully pass additional steps in the selection process conducted by the respective Department prior to any offer of employment being extended.

MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT - The points added to the passing score of an entrance examination taken by a qualified veteran.

RAW SCORE - The numerical grade based upon the questions correctly answered on an examination.

SENIORITY - For the purpose of breaking a tie on a promotional examination, years of service as a full-time peace officer within the Department, whether interrupted or uninterrupted. Seniority points shall be awarded only for whole years of service.