(1) "Department" means the Snohomish county department of human services.

(2) "Director" means the director of the department of human services.

(3) "County personnel system" means those statements of policy and procedure contained in Title 3A SCC or its successor.

(4) "Exempt employee system" means the conditions of employment under the provisions of the chapter 3.68 SCC and amendments thereto.

(5) "Home care services" means in-home personal care and other services provided to assist eligible individuals with activities of daily living under a program administered by the department of human services, including but not limited to the Community Options Program Entry System (COPES) and Medicaid Personal Care (MPC) programs.

(6) "Chemical dependency or mental health treatment services, or therapeutic court services," means services provided under a program administered by the department of human services with revenues from the tax imposed by SCC 4.25.010.

(7) "Labor harmony plan" means a plan to prevent or mitigate service disruptions and related adverse impacts of labor unrest.

(8) "Labor organization" means a labor union that is, or is actively seeking to become, the exclusive bargaining representative for employees that provide or will provide home care services, chemical dependency or mental health treatment services, or therapeutic court services, under a program administered by the department.

(9) "Labor unrest" means a dispute between management and labor within a private sector provider of home care services, chemical dependency or mental health treatment services, or therapeutic court services, that are provided under a program administered by the department. (Added by Ord. 82-111 § 1, Oct. 26, 1982; Amended by Ord. 09-011, Mar. 25, 2009, Eff date Apr. 13, 2009).