Personnel

(a)The Board, pursuant to 4 GCA §§ 4105 and 4106, shall establish rules and regulations governing the selection, promotion, performance evaluation, demotion, suspension, dismissal and other disciplinary action for employees of the Authority.

(b)The Executive Manager, the Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney of the Authority are not classified employees. No person employed by the Authority on a limited term contract shall be a classified employee. All other employees of the Authority are classified employees.

(c)Each employee of the Authority shall be eligible to become a member of the Government of Guam Retirement Fund pursuant to 4 GCA § 8105(d).

(d)Each employee of the Authority shall be eligible to participate in any government of Guam health and life insurance plan.

(e)Each employee of the Authority shall accumulate leave time in accordance with the provisions of the government of Guam Personnel Rules and Regulations.

(f)The employer’s contribution to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund that is assessed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees for the benefit of Authority employees who are members of the Fund shall be paid by the Authority.

(g)The employer’s contribution to the Workmen’s Compensation Fund that is assessed by the Workmen’s Compensation Commission for the benefit of Authority employees shall be paid by the Authority.

(h)Aviation-related Positions Unique to Airport Operations and Certified, Technical and Professional Positions.

(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 4 Guam Code Annotated, § 6103 or other law in conflict with this provision, the Board shall adopt rules and regulations governing selection, compensation, promotion, performance evaluations, disciplinary action and other terms and conditions CH. 1 ANTONIO B. WON PAT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, GUAM of employment of personnel occupying aviation-related positions unique to Airport operations and certified technical and professional positions, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Adjudication Act.

(2)Such rules and regulations shall provide for the employment and retention of persons on the basis of merit and shall include an orderly and systematic method of recruitment and the establishment of a list of qualified applicants.

(3)Aviation-related positions unique to Airport operations and certified, technical and professional positions are defined as and may include, but are not limited to:

(A)positions whose qualifications requirements mandate certification and/or licensing requirements, e.g., equipment operators, ramp controllers, etc.;

(B)Positions with multi-skill qualification requirements, e.g., preventive maintenance mechanics, specialty equipment mechanics, etc.;

(C)positions with specific aviation-related knowledge and skills, e.g., tariff technicians, airport concession agreements, use of airport facilities/property, expertise in federal grant administration, etc.; and

(D)other similar technical and professional positions which, by nature of airport operations, are unique and critical to the Airport’s needs and no other government entity which is not a port of entry, including, but not limited to, those jobs listed herein.

(4)Compensation for all other positions shall remain consistent with compensation plans and pay scales as determined by law.

(i)The GIAA Certified, Technical, and Professional Rules shall apply to the selection, compensation, promotion, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, and other terms and conditions of employment of airport police and aircraft rescue and firefighting positions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within ninety

(90)days of the enactment of this Subsection (i), the GIAA Board shall slot airport police officer and airport rescue firefighter positions at the Authority on the GIAA Certified, Technical and Professional positions pay scales authorized by 12 GCA § 1112(h) in accordance with the foregoing.