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Five (5.0) points is the maximum total number of points that may be awarded. <br /> (g). Police officers must have worked seven (7) years as a sworn officer to be eligible <br /> to take the Sergeant examination. Up to two (2) years of service as a full time sworn officer in <br /> another jurisdiction will be counted toward the (7) seven years. <br /> (h). Violations of the application of the express provisions hereof may be grieved and <br /> arbitrated pursuant to Article 20, and the remedy for any such violation may include the <br /> adjustment of an applicant's placement on the promotional list. It is agreed, between the City and <br /> the Union, that any challenges to the conectness of any question or questions shall be determined <br /> in the following manner: <br /> The challenging officer shall provide in writing a challenge to any specific question or <br /> questions to the Professional Standards Lieutenant within fifteen days of the test. The <br /> challenging officer shall be afforded the opportunity to meet with the Professional Standards <br /> Lieutenant to remedy the challenge. If the officer is still not satisfied with the results, the officer <br /> shall within ten days of that decision provide a written challenge to the question or questions to <br /> the three person arbitration panel. The panel shall consist of the Chief of Police or designee, <br /> Union President or designee and a third party to be deterniined by agreement between the City <br /> and Union. The decision of the panel shall be final. <br /> All challenges to questions utilized in the testing process shall be deternuned on the basis <br /> of the operational policy or procedure utilized in the Department at the time the test was given. <br /> ARTICLE 8 <br /> RED UCTION IN PERSONNEL <br /> Section 1. When the number of persons authorized to a position classification in the <br /> classified police service is reduced, the employee with the least seniority in such position <br /> classification shall be the first to be reduced in rank or removed from the service if no reduction <br /> in rank is possible. When the number of persons authorized to the classified police service is <br /> reduced, the employee with the least seniority in the classified police service shall be the first to <br /> be removed from the service. <br /> A person reduced in rank shall receive the salary of the reduced rank. A person removed <br /> from service shall be considered furloughed without pay. If any position vacated, displaced or <br /> abolished because of reduction of force is filled or reinstated, the person last reduced in rank or <br /> furloughed from such position as the case may be if otherwise qualified shall be the first person <br /> restored or reinstated in such position. When such positions are to be filled or reinstated, notice <br />' to the eligible persons shall be given by registered mail at the address filed by said person with <br /> the Department. Written application for reinstatement must be made by the person seeking <br /> restoration to rank or reinstatement within fifteen(15) days from the date such notice was mailed <br /> to said address. A person seeking reinstatement from furlough may be required to submit to <br /> 13 <br />