Each permanent station assignment will be available to all eligible
employees annually. Employees will sign for the positions in order of their time in
grade seniority and the union will furnish the department with a list of the available
positions at each station and the employees assigned to them by December 15".
Transfers as a result of this annual re-signing will occur on the first cycle change
after January 1°.
The implementation of this process will take place on the 1“ cycle change
after the signing of this agreement or the first cycle change after July 1, 2012,
whichever comes later. The assignments will then stand until the first cycle
change after January 1, 2014.
If the NFR chooses to designate special or technical duties at a station:
1. The station and designation will be posted before the signing/
bidding process begins.
2. The NFR will make the required training available. The
member will be required to participate while on duty and will be required to
be certified if necessary in order to maintain the chosen station assignment.
Employees assigned to a specialty station upon the signing of this agreement
shall be permitted to retain that assignment until they exercise their option to sign
for a different station assignment. Vacancies as a result of such an action will then
be filled by time in grade consistent with the process detailed in this Article.
The NFR reserves the right to assign the group designations for these Station
Assignments.
When vacancies occur in the station-assignment positions, qualified
members will be allowed to fill those vacancies based on their seniority and the
provisions of this Article 36.
However, drivers assigned under Article 36, Paragraph E.1. will not be
required to meet any further qualification.
When a vacancy occurs in the Station assignment classifications, the Fire
Private with the greatest seniority or Fire Officer with the greatest time in that
grade, who signs the posting shall be given the first opportunity to fill the vacancy
unless he/she is shown not to be qualified prior to filling the vacancy. If any
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