Terms Used In California Codes > Food and Agricultural Code > Division 2 > Chapter 2 > Article 7 - Offices, Equipment and Supplies

• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
• commissioner: includes a commissioner who is employed pursuant to Section 2124. See California Food and Agricultural Code 2241
• County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Employee organization: means any organization of any kind in which higher education employees participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with higher education employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment of employees. See California Government Code 3562
• higher education employer: means the Regents of the University of California in the case of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the college named in §. See California Government Code 3562
• Meet and confer: means the performance of the mutual obligation of the higher education employer and the exclusive representative of its employees to meet at reasonable times and to confer in good faith with respect to matters within the scope of representation and to endeavor to reach agreement on matters within the scope of representation. See California Government Code 3562
• Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19