D. Any employee demoted as the result of a reduction of personnel
which is involuntary and non-disciplinary will be maintained on a list. Employees
who are on the demotion list shall be reassigned to fill any vacancies that may
occur in the division from which they were demoted in according with the
demotion list and time in ranks seniority list for the division.
Article 18 - APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND DEMOTIONS
A. — The State of New Hampshire Fire Service Training Division or an
equivalent organization agreed upon in writing by the City and the Union shall
conduct and supervise written examinations for available promotions within the
Nashua Fire Department which are specified below and which specify a
requirement for such examination.
B. The Testing Agency shall submit to the Board of Fire Commissioners
the names of the candidates who pass the written examinations for each available
promotional opportunity.
C. All promotions to classifications in the bargaining unit and to the
Deputy Chief and Deputy Chief-Training classification out of the unit shall be
made from the ranks in accordance with the procedures set forth under this
Paragraph C, and in Paragraphs D through N below, unless those from the ranks
are shown not to be qualified. Qualifications, in part, for the rank of Lieutenant,
Acting Lieutenant, Fire Alarm Lineman, Inspector/Public Education Officer,
Assistant Superintendent, Inspector/Investigator, Fire Marshall, Superintendent,
Captain, Deputy Chief and Deputy Chief Training shall be determined by a written
examination conducted by the Testing Agency. A passing mark of seventy percent
(70%) must be attained. Years of service on the Nashua Fire Department will add
one (1) point for each year of service in-grade-4pte+en10}-yearsand-one-half
position, one (1) point for each year of service in the Nashua Fire Department will
be added to the passing written examination mark. A passing written examination
mark of seventy percent (70%) must be attained before such seniority points are
added. Seniority points shall be calculated based on the effective date of the test
results, and shall be recalculated based on the date each vacancy occurs. Seniority
points shall be added only once.
D. _ For vacancies in Specialist Divisions, the five (5) candidates who pass
the examinations and attain the highest combined scores of the examinations and
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