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Position Description Questionnaire (PDQ) - A job analysis questionnaire is a form used for
collecting detailed information from both supervisor and incumbent of a position about the duties,
responsibilities, necessary skills, outcomes, and work environment of a particular job.

Premium Pay - Extra pay, beyond the base wage rate, for work performed outside or beyond regularly
scheduled work periods.

Promotion - The (re)assignment of an employee to a job in a higher grade or range in the
organization's job worth hierarchy.

Range Penetration - The level of an individual's pay compared to the total pay range (rather than
compared with midpoint, as in compa-ratio). Range penetration is calculated as - RP = (Pay - Range
Minimum)/(Range Maximum - Range Minimum).

Probationary Employee - An employee serving the initial twelve months of his or her employment,
promotion, transfer or re-employment to any position in the classified service. A probationary
employee is not a regular employee until completion of the twelve (12) month probationary period. A
probationary employee is entitled to accrue vacation and sick leave. Sick leave may be used upon
accrual and vacation can be used after (6) months of employment. Employees of elected officials do
not serve a probationary period, and may be terminated at will.

Promotion - A change of an employee from a position in one class to a position in another class having
a higher minimum and maximum salary and carrying a greater scope of responsibility in the new
position.

Public Hearing - A meeting of Augusta, Georgia Commission or other agency or board, open to the
public, at which any interested party may request to be heard.

Public Record - A record that the public shall have the right to inspect in a reasonable manner during
regular business hours

Qualifications - The requirements of training and experience and other qualifications to be measured
by an appropriate assessment tool.
Basically Qualified (BQ) - meets minimum qualifications for a position.
Highly Qualified (HQ) - meets or exceeds highly qualified criteria for a position.
Not Qualified (NQ) - does not meet minimum qualifications for a position.

Reallocation- A change in the allocation of a position by assigning the funding from one position to
another.

Reassignment- A voluntary transfer at the same or lower grade level.

Recall - Employees who are laid off may be recalled to the affected classes when those positions
become available without further examination.

Reclassification- The change of a position’s classification due to a gradual and permanent change in
the assigned duties and responsibilities.

Recognized Position- An authorized position that is not budgeted.

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