DEFINITION OF TERMS (i) Accounting Officer A public officer appointed to take full responsibility on the finances, assets and liabilities of the respective State Department. (ii) Authorized Officer A Public Officer to whom the Commission has delegated the human resource management function in a ministry/state department or agency (iii) Basic Salary An officer’s salary excluding allowances.
(iv) Bondee An employee who is serving a training bond obligation (v) Cabinet Secretary A state officer responsible for policy direction, coordination and overall supervision of a Ministry (vi) Children The biological offsprings or legally adopted children under the age of twenty five (25) years who are unmarried and are wholly dependent on the officer. For purpose of records, the names of the children must be declared at the time of birth or adoption if it occurs during employment in the Civil Service.