2009-53 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - POLICE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION LABOR COMMITTEE

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(f). Education Credit Persons who have earned a university or college degree or completed credit hours at an accredited institution of higher learning such as a university, college or junior college shall receive preference for promotions to positions in the classified service in the same manner as such preference is awarded for military service and in the amounts set out herein: Associates degree, or sixty (60) college credit hours 2.5 points Bachelors degree 5.0 points Five (5.0) points is the maximum total number of points that may be awarded. (g). Police officers must have worked seven (7) years as a sworn officer to be eligible to take the Sergeant examination. Up to two (2) years of service as a full time sworn officer in another jurisdiction will be counted toward the (7) seven years. (h). Violations of the application of the express provisions hereof may be grieved and arbitrated pursuant to Article 20, and the remedy for any such violation may include the adjustment of an applicant's placement on the promotional list. It is agreed, between the City and the Union, that any challenges to the correctness of any question or questions shall be determined in the following manner: The challenging officer shall provide in writing a challenge to any specific question or questions to the Professional Standards Lieutenant within fifteen days of the test. The challenging officer shall be afforded the opportunity to meet with the Professional Standards Lieutenant to remedy the challenge. If the officer is still not satisfied with the results, the officer shall within ten days of that decision provide a written challenge to the question or questions to the three person arbitration panel. The panel shall consist of the Chief of Police or designee, Union President or designee and a third party to be determined by agreement between the City and Union. The decision of the panel shall be final. All challenges to questions utilized in the testing process shall be determined on the basis of the operational policy or procedure utilized in the Department at the time the test was given. ARTICLE 8 REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL Section 1. When the number of persons authorized to a position classification in the classified police service is reduced, the employee with the least seniority in such position classification shall be the first to be reduced in rank or removed from the service if no reduction in rank is possible. When the number of persons authorized to the classified police service is reduced, the employee with the least seniority in the classified police service shall be the first to be removed from the service. 13