Opinion ID: 2447396
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: McClintock's Classification

Text: [¶ 17] We next consider the System's determination that McClintock worked in a full-time, limited period position for the purposes of applying Rule 401. The System argues that it properly considered the job classification reported by the Attorney General's Office in concluding that McClintock was a limited period employee and therefore not entitled to full creditable service pursuant to section 17751(3). McClintock argues that the budgetary term limited period refers only to the fact that the position was funded from dedicated funds, that this designation had nothing to do with the permanency of the position, and that the System's use of this classification was erroneous because it did not reflect her employment, which was, in actuality, part-time. [¶ 18] The record establishes that the Attorney General's Office initially hired McClintock to work full-time and has classified her position as full-time, limited period. The record further indicates that the Attorney General's Office has reported this classification to the System since McClintock was hired. The System did not err by relying on the limited period classification regarding McClintock's position to determine her creditable service hours. Because McClintock is an employee classified as full-time, limited period, the Board did not err in concluding that she is not a grandfathered part-time 1000-hour employee under 5 M.R.S. § 17751(3). The entry is: Judgment vacated. Case remanded for entry of judgment affirming the Board's decision.