Common use of Initial Selection Clause in Contracts

Initial Selection. Once the Chief of Police posts the available YMHA slots for a month, bargaining unit members may by departmental seniority pick the number of slots the Chief has designated each member may fill during the initial round of selection. The bargaining unit member with the most seniority shall select his/her number of slots first, and then the member with the next highest seniority, and so on until all members have selected the number of slots they are willing to fill during the first round of selection. Initial selection must be made within five (5) days of the Chief’s posting of the YMHA slots for a month. Failure to make selection within five (5) days shall forfeit a members’ right to their initial slot allotment.