Permanent Lieutenant Station Assignments will be made available. (3 years
in grade min. )
Fire Fighter positions at each station on each group will be designated for
Permanent Station Assignment. (4 years min.) One fire fighter position at each
station, on each group will be left unsigned
Station assignment for officers will be made by time in grade seniority.
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.
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