Job Abolishment. Employees may be laid off as a result of abolishment of positions. When a position above the rank of firefighter is abolished, the incumbent shall displace the next less senior employee in that rank, the person thereupon displaced shall displace the next least senior member in point of service in the next lower rank, and the least senior employee in point of service has been reached, who shall be laid off.
Job Abolishment. Members may be laid off as a result of abolishment of positions. When a position above the rank of Police Officer is abolished, the incumbent shall displace the next less senior member in his or her rank, the incumbent shall displace the next youngest officer in the next lower rank and the youngest member in the next lower rank shall be allowed to displace, and so on down until the youngest member in point of service has been reached, who shall be laid off. The City may abolish positions as a result of reorganization for the efficient operation of the Division, for reasons of economy, or for lack of funds.
Job Abolishment. If an Employee’s job is abolished and, as a result, the Employee is required to take a lower paying position the Employee will be red-circled at their current rate for one year. For a period of one year after the new position begins the Employee will receive their red-circled rate or the rate corresponding to their skill level in their current position, whichever is greater. Abolishment is defined as the permanent removal of a position from the bargaining unit. If the position is reinstated within one (1) year, the Employee would have the right of first refusal to that position. If this is declined, the Employee would immediately be paid the rate corresponding to their skill level in their current position.
Job Abolishment. The Employer will make a reasonable effort to effect reductions in the work force through attrition prior to the job abolishment process.
