1. “Appointing authority or power” includes every person or group of persons who, acting singly or in conjunction, as a Mayor, Mayor’s designee, Council or otherwise, is or are invested with power and authority to select, appoint, or employ any person to hold any office, place, position or employment subject to civil service.

2. “Appointment” includes all means of selection, appointing or employing any person to hold any office, place, position or employment subject to civil service.

3. “Commission” means the Civil Service Commission herein created, and “commissioner” means any one of the three commissioners at that commission.

4. “Full paid fire department” or “full paid firefighter” means that the officers and firemen employed in such are paid regularly by the City and devote their whole time to firefighting and fire prevention activities and emergency medical services.

5. “Full paid police department” or “full paid police officer” means that the officers and policemen employed in such are paid regularly by the City and devote their whole time to police duty. (Ord. 2581 § 3 (part), 2011).