ARTICLE 3 - DEFINITIONS
1. BOARD – The term “Board” shall mean the Board of Higher Education.
2. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CAMPUS (CEO) – The term “Chief Executive
Officer of the Campus”, hereinafter in this Agreement “CEO”, shall mean the
President of a State College or Community College, or his/her designee.
3. CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER – The term “Chief Human Resources Officer” shall
mean the Director of Human Resources/Personnel or any individual, however entitled,
carrying out the duties of the aforementioned position.
4. DAY – Except as is otherwise provided in this Agreement, the term “day” shall
mean a calendar day inclusive of any Saturday, Sunday, skeleton day or holiday.
5. EMPLOYER – The term “Employer” shall mean the Board of Higher Education.
6. IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR – The term “Immediate Supervisor” shall mean the immediate
work supervisor, designated by the CEO of that College or designee, who may or may
not be a unit member.
7. PUBLIC SAFETY – The term “Public Safety” shall mean the department to which individuals
holding the position of Campus Police Officer I, Campus Police Officer II, Institutional
Security Officer I, Institutional Security Officer II, and Institutional Security Officer III
are assigned. The parties recognize that this term may not be used to identify this department
at individual colleges.
8. SENIORITY – Except as is otherwise provided in this Agreement, the term “Seniority” shall
be defined as length of continuous full-time equivalent service as a full-time or regular
part-time employee, regardless of source of funds, since the last date of hire by the College.
9. TOUR OF DUTY – The term “Tour of Duty” shall mean that period of time regularly assigned
to an employee as his/her regular daily work period.
10. UNION – The term “Union” shall mean the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, AFL-CIO.
11. WORKDAY – For full-time unit members, the term “Work Day” shall mean 7.50 hours for Unit
members in Unit I and shall mean 8.00 hours for Unit members in Unit II.
12. WORK WEEK – The term “Work Week” shall mean a calendar week, i.e., a week extending from
Sunday to Saturday inclusive.