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Section 3. In the absence of evidence of extenuating c rcumstances immediately <br /> upon discovering that an employee in the classified service is unable o report for duty, and not <br /> less than a reasonable interval before the scheduled duty time, such e ployee's supervisor shall <br /> be notified of the absence from duty of such employee. This provisio shall not be interpreted as <br /> condoning repeated absence from duty and evidence of justifiable cau e for any absence may be <br /> required to be furnished by the employee. In the absence of �evidence of extenuating <br /> circumstances an employee whose supervisor is not so notified with n two duty days from the <br /> day on which the employee was first scheduled to report shall be c nsidered to have resigned <br /> from the classified service. <br /> Section 4. All employees in the classified service shall r port to duty on time and <br /> shall faithfully and efficiently perform the requirement of their duties, hall not depart there from <br /> until the termination thereof and shall otherwise conduct themselves i a manner as to be a credit <br /> to the public service and to increase and promote the dignity of such service and the respect of <br /> the public for the same. <br /> Section 5. Disciplinary matters and matters of discharge r removal in or from the <br /> classified service shall be governed by the State Civil Service Laws fo Cities and the ordinances <br /> of the City and the rules of the Civil Service Commission adopted pu uant thereto and pursuant <br /> to other applicable State Law. <br /> Section 6. The Police Chief, a Deputy Chief, or a Lieuten nt may at any time order <br /> any employee assigned to duty as an evidence officer, a street cr mes unit member, or an <br /> emergency response team member to submit a blood or urine sample'to a testing laboratory for <br /> analysis to determine the presence of any drug or other substance the ossession or use of which <br /> is regulated or prohibited by state law. A blood or urine tests for regul ted or prohibited drugs or <br /> other substances, whether ordered under the provisions of this ection or for reasonable <br /> suspicion, shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of Exhibit of this Memorandum of <br /> tlnderstanding. Unlawful use of any such drug or other substance shall be cause for dismissal. <br /> Section 7 (a). For purposes of this agreement, but not includi g reduction in personnel, <br /> seniority shall be defined as an employee's length of service in the cla sified police service from <br /> his most recent date of hire. Seniority shall be lost if the employee: (a resigns; (b) retires; (c) is <br /> terminated; (d) is furloughed for more than two years. <br /> (b). For purposes of shift assignment, seniority for sergeant shall be defined as length <br /> uf service in the classified sergeants' rank, calculated from his most rec nt date of promotion. <br /> (c). There shall be no bumping of employees from their pro erly assigned shift. <br /> (d). Vacancies on any shift shall be posted, as soon as pra ticable after the vacancy <br /> occurs. Employees desiring to fill said vacancy would be required to s bmit notice of their desire <br /> to fill the vacancy. The employee, authorized to occupy said position, with the highest seniority <br /> submitting such notice to fill the vacancy shall be assigned to fill the v cancy. <br /> 25 <br />