§ 154-37. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Community of interests means a group of employees who share common interests in wages, hours, and other conditions of employment.

Dues authorization card means the official finance department form used by an employee to authorize the deduction of dues or political contributions from their payroll checks and the payment of these deductions to a recognized employee organization.

Eligible employees means all employees who share a community of interests and who are not:

(1)

In an executive, professional, or administrative position as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(2)

Directors;

(3)

Department heads;

(4)

Confidential employees who work directly with and report directly to a department head or director; and

(5)

Employees who have the actual authority to hire, fire, or discipline.

When an eligible employee no longer satisfies the above-mentioned criteria, he or she is no longer an eligible employee and can no longer belong to the employee organization.

All county employees are eligible employees for the Fulton County Employees Association. All county employees who receive a Fulton County payroll check may have their member dues deducted from their payroll checks and paid to a recognized employee organization. Only eligible employees, however, shall enjoy, meet, and confer, or have other representational rights provided in this article.

Employee organization means any organization recognized by a resolution of the board of commissioners which represents 50 percent, plus one of those employees eligible to belong to such employee organization. The Fulton County Employees Association and AFSCME Local 3 shall he considered employee organizations even though their membership is less than that required fur new employee organizations. Once any new employee organization has been recognized by the board of commissioners, and has attained a membership level of 300 or more eligible employees, then such organization shall be allowed to represent any member of their organization in any county department.

Fulton County means Fulton County, or any officer, agency, department, bureau, division, board or commission thereof, or any other political subdivision within or thereof.

(90-RCM-661, 8-15-90; 93-RC-234, 5-19-93; 94-RC-504, 10-19-94; 95-0231, 2-15-95; Ord. No. 10-0347, 3-17-10)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 101-2.