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e e City of La Porte Personnel Policies CHAPTER 3 APPOINTMENT SECTION 1 - AUTHORITY AND BASIS OF APPOINTMENTS Except as otherwise provided by Charter or Ordinance, the appointing authority for all City positions shall be the City Manager. Appointments shall be made based on the qualifications for applicants as ascertained through fair and practical selection methods. Appointed individuals shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. SECTION 2 - TYPES OF APPOINTMENTS, The purpose of categorizing positions within the City service is to designate the nature of the position's work routine as well as to clarify the eligibility of benefits provided to the particular type of position. There shall be two types of appointments: regular and temporary. Regular appointments are further divided into: 1. Regular full-time employees are those who work a minimum of forty (40) hours per week on a regular basis or fifty-three (53) hours per week for 24 hour shift personnel. 2. Regular part-time employees are those who work less than forty (40) hours per week on a regular basis. Regular part-time employees in the 24 hour shift job class may work over 40 hours per week but less than 53 hours per week. Temporary employees can be either full or part-time. 1. Temporary full-time employees are those who work a minimum of forty (40) hours per week, or fifty-three (53) hours per week for 24 hour shift personnel, but are employed for only a specified period of time or for a special job task or project. 2. Temporary part-time employees are those who work less than forty (40) hours per week, or less than fifty-three (53) hours per week for 24 hour shift personnel, for a specified period of time or for a special job task or project. A work week is defined as the period of time between 12:01 a.m., Monday morning and midnight Sunday. 8