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(e) Temporary transfers to balance manpower needs between the shifts shall be <br /> allowed, provided the City has in effect a current hiring list and promotional <br /> registers for Captains and Lieutenants or has initiated the process to establish a <br /> hiring list and promotional registers for Captains and Lieutenants in accordance <br /> with the provisions of this Agreement and the Fire Department Promotional Act. <br /> Shift transfers shall be by volunteers first, and if no volunteers then the least <br /> senior in grade employee will be moved. <br /> (f) The Fire Chief may also reassign the least senior employee from a bid position <br /> involved in a demonstrated personnel conflict between employees of the shift <br /> that is not resolved after mediation between the involved employees. When that <br /> is the case, qualified volunteers shall be solicited first to change shift station <br /> assignments. In the absence of sufficient qualified volunteers, the least senior <br /> qualified employee shall be assigned in order to bring the schedule into <br /> compliance with the requirements of Section 3. <br /> Section 5. Vacancies in bid positions occurring during the calendar year resulting <br /> from resignation, retirement, promotion, light duty assignment in excess of 12 months, <br /> etc., or the creation of a new position shall be filled by the Battalion Chief of the affected <br /> shift to ask by time-in-grade seniority if anyone would like to move from their bid station <br /> and fill the vacated spot. Once all movement is done the Fire Chief would either promote <br /> or assign a new employee to fill the spot(s) that are left. Such position shall then be <br /> posted in the next year. <br /> Section 6. Any discrepancies in the Station Bidding process shall be resolved by <br /> the Chief and Bargaining committee meeting and agreeing on a resolution. <br /> ARTICLE 5 PROMOTIONS <br /> Section 1. General. <br /> Promotions to the ranks of Inspector, Lieutenant and Captain shall be conducted <br /> in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Department Promotional Act. The provisions <br /> of City Ordinances and rules of the Civil Service Commission and State civil service laws <br /> shall continue to apply only to the extent they are compatible with the Act and the <br /> provisions of this Agreement, but in the event of conflict between the Act or the terms of <br /> this Agreement with any other law, the terms of the Act and this Agreement shall control. <br /> Except where expressly modified by the terms of this Article, the procedures for <br /> promotions shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and where <br /> applicable the above referenced ordinances and rules. <br /> Section 2. Vacancies. <br /> This Article applies to promotions for vacancies in the ranks of Inspector, <br /> Lieutenant and Captain. A vacancy in such positions shall be deemed to occur onthe date <br /> upon which the position is vacated, and on that same date, a vacancy shall occur in all <br /> 7 <br />