2005-25 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - GENERAL SERVICES

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Section 3. Seniority of Emergency Communications Specialists assigned to the Emer- gency Communications Center shall be determined according to the skill level an employee is appointed to with Emergency Communications Specialists, Level I being the least senior and Emergency Communications Specialists, Level III being the most senior. Section 4. Seniority within each skill level of Emergency Communications Specialists assigned to the Emergency Communications Center shall be determined by the date that an employee is appointed to that particular skill level. In the event more than one employee was appointed to the same skill level on the same date, the employee with the longest continuous length of service since the date of acceptance with the City in a position covered by this agree- ment or since the date of acceptance with Macon County in the dispatcher position shall be deemed to have seniority. ARTICLE 9 VACANCIES, PROMOTIONS, TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENTS Section 1. Vacancies in the classified service of the City shall be filled and promotions in said service made according to city ordinance, the rules of the Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service Laws of the State of Illinois for Cities as modified herein. Section 2. Vacancies in classifications covered by this agreement shall be posted on all bulletin boards for a period of ten (10) working days. Any bargaining unit employee may apply for a position; however, they must be qualified and eligible in order to be considered for selec- tion. Section 3. Vacancies shall be filled based upon an individual's qualifications, experi- ence, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the work in question without additional training. Determination of said criteria shall be made by a combination of written, practical and oral ex- amination as determined by the Civil Service Commission. Said process shall generate a per- centile score. Applicants shall be ranked according to their scores. All applicants attaining a score of seventy percent (70%) or more shall be considered eligible for the position. Upon re- quest by the applicant, one-half (1/2) seniority point shall be given for each year of seniority to a maximum of 10 points. The sum of the percentile score and the seniority points shall determine an applicant's final position on the Civil Service register. Section 4. In the event no bargaining unit employees apply or are qualified to perform the work in question, the City may select an external applicant. Section 5. The City shall notify the Union of any proposed changes in the rules of the Civil Service Commission not less than thirty (30) days prior to the consideration and adoption of said change by the Commission. The City shall furnish the president of the union for use by the union and those in classified positions for which it is the bargaining unit a compilation of the position descriptions in use by the City and the Civil Service Commission of the city. When such descriptions are changed, a copy of the changes shall be furnished to said president. Section 6. Employees taking Civil Service promotional examinations shall have the right to review their answers and scores on all portions of such exams. Section 7. No vacancy will be filled while any classified employee in the same or previ- ously certified title is on a layoff status. 18