23-2535. Terms, defined.

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For purposes of sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 :

(1)Appointing authority shall mean officials and appointed department directors authorized to make appointments in the county service;

(2)Classified service shall mean the positions in the county service to which sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 are made applicable;

(3)County board shall mean the board of county supervisors or board of county commissioners of a county with a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants;

(4)County personnel officer shall mean the employee designated by the county board to administer a program adopted pursuant to sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 ;

(5)Department shall mean a major functional unit of the county government headed by an official or established by the county board;

(6)Deputy shall mean an individual who serves as the first assistant to and at the pleasure of an official;

(7)Lay member shall mean anyone not employed by the county or acting on its behalf other than a member of the personnel policy board; and

(8)Official shall mean an officer elected by the popular vote of the people or a person appointed to a countywide office.