Agenda

2. A representative from Human Resources will assist in the process.

I. All test postings shall include the following information:

1. The study materials on which the examinations will be based.

2. All tests will be based upon relevant sources not to exceed
1,400 pages of material _ Starting January |, 2021, all tests for the Fire
Marshal Division will be based upon relevant sources not to exceed 1,000

pages of material.

examinations. For the rank of Captain, the six (6) candidates who pass the written
examination and attain the highest combined scores of the written examination and
in-grade service year points shall be the eligible candidates considered in the
interview process described in Paragraphs J and K below. For the rank of Deputy
Chief, the three (3) candidates who pass the written examination and attain the
highest combined scores of the written examination and time in-grade pomts shall

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.

C. Ifa driver's job 1s totally eliminated or is not covered on a 24-hour
basis, any driver affected shall be given the opportunity to fill another full-time
driver's job of his or her choice on the basis of seniority, unless he or she is shown
not to be qualified. In the event of reassignment, the driver shall be obligated to
complete only the remaining portion of his/her driver probationary period not
completed at the time of reassignment.

C. — All newly hired employees shall serve a probationary period of nine
(9) months or complete Career Fire Fighter certification, whichever comes later,
and shall have no rights based on seniority during this period. They shall, however,
insofar as applicable, be subject to all other clauses in this Agreement with the
exception of the use of the grievance procedure for termination or discipline
reasons. All employees who have completed said nine (9) months of service or
Career Fire Fighter certification, whichever comes later, shall be known as

members on this Specifically Trained Detail List, with due regard to seniority, only
after all members in the division or classification that normally cover the
opportunity are given the chance to fill the need for all members are unable to
work due to too many hours already worked in the pay week. In the event that a
detail or temporary vacancy exists and must be filled and all members of the detail
list are not interested, the responsibility to fill this need will always be relayed to

2. Voluntary Overtime

a. Those members on the overtime list who live out of the Nashua
area would be called.

b. Each member, after being notified that s/he has overtime and at
which station, shall fill the vacancy within one hour of being notified.

c. Ifthe personcontacted is unable to fill the vacancy within the
hour s/he shall make arrangements so that the vacancy shall be filled
within the hour.

2. If an overtime opportunity to fill a temporary opening 1s not
filled by a Permanent Fire Private whose name is on the overtime list under
Paragraph E, any Fire Private may be required to cover the opening shall be
paid in accordance with Article 15, Paragraph A. Any Fire Private required
to work overtime may, at the employee's option, allow another Fire Private
to work the overtime provided that Fire Private is qualified in the opinion of
the Chief or designee. The above should not be construed as to prohibit the

J. Upon request, the City will make available the involuntary overtime
assignment list. All involuntary overtime shall be rotated on an equitable basis.
The rotation list for nvoluntary overtime shall be kept current, posted and reposted
by the City after every transfer.