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(a) On or before November 1 each year the Fire Chief shali post blank station bidding <br /> sheets in each station reflecting the staffing requirements for each station specified in Section 3 <br /> of this Article. <br /> (b) The bidding process shall begin the first shift day of December for each respective <br /> battalion with the Fire Captains beginning the station bid assignments. The station bidding <br /> process will become effective January 1 of each year. The Captains will be notified by seniority <br /> for their station requests. After all Captains have placed their bids or have been assigned a <br /> station, the Lieutenants, by time-in-grade seniority will then secure their station assignment. <br /> (c) Once the officer's station assignments have been made, the firefighters shall <br /> proceed to make their bids for station assignments. Firefighters may pick their station <br /> assignments according to job seniority subject to the following limitations: <br /> (i) Each station shall be staffed with a complement of firefighters and fire <br /> officers so that certification requirements in Section 3 for the station being <br /> bid are met (e.g., between two firefighters both possessing a required <br /> certification, the more time-in-grade senior firefighter has priority; a less <br /> time-in-grade senior firefighter possessing a certification required to <br /> satisfy the requirements of Section 3 has priority over a more senior <br /> firefighter without the certification; where the certification requirements for <br /> a station are met, the more senior firefighter has priority irrespective of <br /> certifications). Stations will be filled with at least the minimum required <br /> personnel. <br /> (ii) Firefighters with less than three (3) years of seniority as of January 1 st <br /> may be assigned at the discretion of the Battalion Chief. <br /> (iii) Firefighters who will not be able to be contacted on December 1, must <br /> submit to their Battalion Chief a primary choice and two secondary station <br /> assignment requests, before November 30. <br /> (iv) Any firefighters who have not indicated their preferences by then or <br /> whose preference will not comply with the specification of Section 3 may <br /> be assigned a station by the Chief at his discretion. After all employees <br /> have made their bids, the Fire Chief shall review the resulting station <br /> schedule to ensure it complies with Section 3. Should the Fire Chief <br /> believe that the assignments, as proposed, will not comply with Section 3, <br /> the Chief shall discuss any discrepancies with the Union President. The <br /> Chief may move employees from stations they have bid only if the <br /> employee(s)' bid(s) and the resulting schedule do not comply with the <br /> requirements of Section 3. When that is the case, qualified volunteers <br /> shall be solicited first to change shift station assignments. In the absence <br /> of sufficient qualified volunteers, the least senior qualified employee shall <br /> be assigned in order to bring the schedule into compliance with the <br /> requirements of Section 3. The Chief will present a final schedule to the <br /> Union president on or before December 15. <br /> (v) Any employee who has been on light duty in excess of 12 months shall <br /> not be eligible for station bidding. <br /> 5 <br />