R2022-173 Resolution Authorizing Collective Bargaining Agreement for Pay and Benefits - AFSCME Council 31 and Local 268 General Service Employees

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ARTICLE 9 VACANCIES, PROMOTIONS, TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENTS Section 1. Vacancies in the classified service of the City shall be filled and promotions in said service made according to city ordinance, the rules of the Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service Laws of the State of Illinois for Cities as modified herein. Vacancies shall be filled from the following sources, in order from first to last, unless superseded by express agreement between the parties: 1. reinstatement registers(other than for those seeking reinstatement after resignation), 2. employees'transfer requests (per Section 9 of this Article), 3. employees' responses to transfer opportunities, 4. promotional registers, 5. reinstatement registers for those seeking reinstatement after resignation, and 6. eligible (entry level)registers. On the reinstatement registers, the group of employees or any employee reduced in rank, re- moved from the classified service,or furloughed without pay shall rank above the group of people or any person seeking reinstatement after a leave of absence from the classified service. Among a particular group of people seeking reinstatement for the same reason, order on the reinstate- ment register shall be determined on the basis of seniority. Section 2. Vacancies in classifications covered by this agreement shall be posted on all bulletin boards for a period of at least ten (10)working days. Any bargaining unit employee may apply for a position; however, they must be qualified and eligible in order to be considered for selection. Section 3.Vacancies shall be filled based upon an individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the work in question without additional training. Determi- nation of said criteria shall be made by a combination of written, practical and oral examination as determined by the Civil Service Commission. Said process shall generate a percentile score. Applicants shall be ranked according to their scores. All applicants attaining a score of seventy percent(70%)or more shall be considered eligible for the position. Upon request by the applicant, one-half(1/2)seniority point shall be given for each year of seniority to a maximum of 10 points. The sum of the percentile score and the seniority points shall determine an applicant's final posi- tion on the Civil Service register. Section 4. In the event no bargaining unit employees apply or are qualified to perform the work in question, the City may select an external applicant. Section 5.The City shall notify the Union of any proposed changes in the rules of the Civil Service Commission not less than thirty(30) days prior to the consideration and adoption of said change by the Commission. The City shall furnish the president of the union for use by the union and those in classified positions for which it is the bargaining unit a compilation of the position descriptions in use by the City and the Civil Service Commission of the city. When such descrip- tions are changed, a copy of the changes shall be furnished to said president. Section 6. Employees taking Civil Service promotional examinations shall have the right to review their answers and scores on all portions of such exams. 15