§ 11-351 Definitions
§ 11-352 Adoption of limited county employee merit system by resolution; precinct committeemen
§ 11-353 County employee merit system commission; members; terms; vacancies
§ 11-354 Powers and duties of the commission
§ 11-355 Minimum qualifications for employment
§ 11-356 Dismissal, suspension or reduction in rank of employees; appeals; hearings
§ 11-357 County employees; political campaigns; applicability

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 11 > Chapter 2 > Article 10 - County Employee Merit System

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Board: means the board of supervisors. See Arizona Laws 11-351
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the board of supervisors. See Arizona Laws 11-351
  • Commission: means the county employee merit system commission. See Arizona Laws 11-351
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215