2007-61 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - POLICE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION LABOR COMMITTEE

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Five (5.0) points is the maximum total number of points that m y be awarded. (g). Police officers must have worked seven (7) years as a worn 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 v!iolation may include the adjustment of an applicant's placement on the promotional list. It is ag#eed, between the City and the tlnion, that any challenges to the correctness of any question or qu stions shall be determined in the following manner: The challenging officer shall provide in writing a challenge t any specific question or questions to the Professional Standards Lieutenant within fiftee days of the test. The challenging officer shall be afforded the opportunity to meet with t e Professional Standards Lieutenant to remedy the challenge. If the officer is still not satisfied ith the results, the officer shall within ten days of that decision provide a written challenge to t e question or questions to the three person arbitration panel. The panel shall consist of the C ief of Police or designee, Union President or designee and a third party to be determined by a reement between the City and Union. The decision of the panel shall be final. All challenges to questions utilized in the testing process shall e 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 po ition classification in the classified police service is reduced, the employee with the least eniority in such position classification shall be the tirst to be reduced in rank or removed from he service if no reduction in rank is possible. When the number of persons authorized to the lassified police service is reduced, the employee with the least seniority in the classified police ervice shall be the tirst to be removed from the service. A person reduced in rank shall receive the salary of the reduce rank. A person removed from service shall be considered furloughed w�ithout pay. If any posi ion vacated, displaced or abolished because of reduction of force is filled or reinstated, the pers n last reduced in rank or furloughed from such position as the case may be if otherwise qualifi d shall be the first person restored or reinstated in such position. When such positions are to be filled or reinstated, notice to the eligible persons shall be given by registered mail at the address filed by said person with the Department. Written application for reinstatement must be ma e by the person seeking restoration to rank or reinstatement within fifteen (15) days trom the d te such notice was mailed to said address. A person seeking reinstatement from furlough may be required to submit to 13