Common use of PERSONNEL REDUCTION Clause in Contracts

PERSONNEL REDUCTION. In the event that economic circumstances require the City to consider a reduction in personnel, the City shall notify the Union in writing at least 90 days prior to such time as said layoff may occur. Upon receipt of said notification, the City and the Union shall promptly meet with the express intent to reach an agreement to avoid or minimize a layoff or reduction in force. If an agreement cannot be reached and a layoff is required, the following process will be followed: For purposes of selecting the order of layoffs, if no agreement is reached, seniority in the Fire Department shall be the sole determining factor with layoffs beginning with the least-tenured department Employee. In the event that an agreement regarding the implementation of layoffs cannot be reached between the Union and the City, and if a Department Employee is selected to be displaced by a layoff, the City shall give the Employee the opportunity to fill a vacant position in accordance with the following rules: 1. If a vacancy of the same job classification exists in the Fire department, the Employee shall assume that position or be laid off. If one or more Employees are eligible for its position, the vacancy shall be filled by the Employee having the greatest departmental seniority. 2. If no vacancy in the same job classification exists in the Fire Department, the displaced Employee has the option of filling a vacancy in a lower-graded position in the Fire Department, provided the Employee agrees to meet the minimum requirements established for the position within twelve (12) months of accepting the reassignment. If the Employee fails to meet the minimum requirements after twelve months, they will immediately be laid off with no recall provisions. If one or more Employees are eligible for the position, the vacancy shall be filled by the Employee having the greatest departmental seniority. 3. If no vacancy in the same job classification exists and the displaced Employee chooses to not fill a vacancy in a lower-graded position, then the displaced Employee may bump into a lower-graded position, within the Fire Department, which he or she previously held; provided, however, such displaced Employee shall be qualified for that position and has greater departmental seniority than the Employee having the least departmental seniority in that job classification. 4. Any Employee bumped by Paragraph (3) above shall have the right to bump into a lower- graded position in the Fire Department, which he or she previously held if a vacancy exists; provided, however, such displaced Employee shall be qualified for that position and has greater departmental seniority than the Employee having the least departmental seniority in that job classification.

PERSONNEL REDUCTION. In 1. When the event that economic circumstances require the City to consider District deems a reduction in personnelforce is necessary, the City it shall notify provide notification to the Union in writing at least 90 days prior no later than notification is provided to such time as said layoff may occurthe affected employees. Upon receipt of said notification, the City and Meetings with the Union shall promptly meet with for discussion of the express intent to reach an agreement to avoid or minimize a layoff or effects of the proposed reduction in force. If an agreement cannot be reached and a layoff is required, the following process will be followed: For purposes of selecting the order of layoffs, if no agreement is reached, seniority in the Fire Department scheduled upon request. Reductions shall be the sole determining factor with layoffs beginning with the least-tenured department Employee. In the event that an agreement regarding the implementation of layoffs cannot be reached between the Union and the City, and if a Department Employee is selected to be displaced by a layoff, the City shall give the Employee the opportunity to fill a vacant position accomplished in accordance with the following rulesprovisions: 1. If a vacancy of the same job classification exists A. Requests shall be made for volunteers in the Fire departmentaffected classifications within the division. Management reserves the right to reject volunteers based on business needs. B. Any employee subject to layoff can accept and/or request a voluntary demotion to a lower classification that they are qualified to fill providing a position vacancy exists. C. Temporary positions within the affected classification, within the Employee division, shall assume that position or first be laid off. If one or more Employees are eligible for its positioneliminated. D. Probationary employees in the affected classification, within the vacancy division, shall be filled by subject to layoff before layoff of regular full-time employees. E. Part time employees in the Employee having affected classification, within the greatest departmental senioritydivision, shall be subject to layoff before regular full-time employees. 2. If no vacancy The determination regarding a layoff of regular full-time employees shall be based on the following criteria applied to the affected division(s): A. Seniority within the classification. B. In the event two (2) or more employees have the same classification seniority, District seniority will be used. C. In the event two or more employees have the same seniority, in the same job classification exists in and within the Fire Departmentdistrict, active discipline history will be considered. In the event no discipline is documented, the displaced Employee has last four digits of the option of filling a vacancy in a lower-graded position in social security number will be used retaining the Fire Department, provided employee with the Employee agrees highest number. D. An employee subject to meet layoff can move back to the minimum requirements established for the most recently held vacant position within twelve (12) months of accepting the reassignmentclassification series within the division. If the Employee fails position is held by another employee, the person with the most classification series seniority retains the position. E. An employee subject to meet layoff can move back to the minimum requirements after twelve months, they will immediately be laid off with no recall provisionsmost recently held vacant position. If one or more Employees are eligible for the position is held by another employee, the person with the most District seniority retains the position. F. An employee subject to layoff that moves into a lower paid position will receive a minimum 5% reduction in pay, not to exceed the vacancy shall be filled by top of the Employee having the greatest departmental senioritylower position pay scale. 3. If no vacancy Employees laid off under this collective bargaining agreement shall receive at least six (6) weeks' notice, payment in lieu of notice, or any combination of notice and payment. A copy of this notice will be provided to the same job classification exists and the displaced Employee chooses to not fill a vacancy in a lower-graded position, then the displaced Employee may bump into a lower-graded position, within the Fire Department, which he or she previously held; provided, however, such displaced Employee shall be qualified for that position and has greater departmental seniority than the Employee having the least departmental seniority in that job classificationUnion. 4. Any Employee bumped Reduction in Force Appeal Committee A. Concurrent with the announcement of a reduction in force, an appeals committee will be formed. The Union and the District will each select two (2) representatives who in turn will select a fifth member who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee. B. Employees subject to reduction in force may, within five (5) working days of receipt of notice, request an appeal in writing to the Union and/or HR Director to review the facts related to their individual concerns related to the process. C. Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the appeal, the committee shall review, investigate, and receive statements from the appealing employee, the division director, and/or any other relevant persons as determined by Paragraph the committee. The committee will serve as an advisory committee to the Chief Health Officer and recommend action as they may agree upon. The committee shall submit a statement of findings to the Chief Health Officer within ten (310) above working days of the review. The committee shall have also state a recommended action upon a majority vote of the right to bump into committee members. D. The Chief Health Officer shall review the committee's report and issue a lower- graded position in decision that either accepts or rejects the Fire Departmentrecommendation or, which he or she previously held if a vacancy exists; providedat his/her discretion, however, such displaced Employee shall be qualified for that position directs the implementation of some other action. The decision of the Chief Health Officer is final and has greater departmental seniority than the Employee having the least departmental seniority in that job classificationbinding.

PERSONNEL REDUCTION. ‌ In the event that economic circumstances require the City to consider a reduction in personnel, the City shall notify the Union in writing at least 90 days prior to such time as said layoff may occur. Upon receipt of said notification, the City and the Union shall promptly meet with the express intent to reach an agreement to avoid or minimize a layoff or reduction in force. If an agreement cannot be reached and a layoff is required, the following process will be followed: For purposes of selecting the order of layoffs, if no agreement is reached, seniority in the Fire Department shall be the sole determining factor with layoffs beginning with the least-tenured department Employee. In the event that an agreement regarding the implementation of layoffs cannot be reached between the Union and the City, and if a Department Employee is selected to be displaced by a layoff, the City shall give the Employee the opportunity to fill a vacant position in accordance with the following rules: 1. If a vacancy of the same job classification exists in the Fire department, the Employee shall assume that position or be laid off. If one or more Employees are eligible for its position, the vacancy shall be filled by the Employee having the greatest departmental seniority. 2. If no vacancy in the same job classification exists in the Fire Department, the displaced Employee has the option of filling a vacancy in a lower-graded position in the Fire Department, provided the Employee agrees to meet the minimum requirements established for the position within twelve (12) months of accepting the reassignment. If the Employee fails to meet the minimum requirements after twelve months, they will immediately be laid off with no recall provisions. If one or more Employees are eligible for the position, the vacancy shall be filled by the Employee having the greatest departmental seniority. 3. If no vacancy in the same job classification exists and the displaced Employee chooses to not fill a vacancy in a lower-graded position, then the displaced Employee may bump into a lower-graded position, within the Fire Department, which he or she previously held; provided, however, such displaced Employee shall be qualified for that position and has greater departmental seniority than the Employee having the least departmental seniority in that job classification. 4. Any Employee bumped by Paragraph (3) above shall have the right to bump into a lower- graded position in the Fire Department, which he or she previously held if a vacancy exists; provided, however, such displaced Employee shall be qualified for that position and has greater departmental seniority than the Employee having the least departmental seniority in that job classification.

PERSONNEL REDUCTION. In the event that economic circumstances require the City to consider a reduction in personnel, the City shall notify the Union in writing at least 90 days prior to such time as said layoff may occur. Upon receipt of said notification, the City and the Union shall promptly meet with the express intent to reach an agreement to avoid or minimize a layoff or reduction in force. If an agreement cannot be reached and a layoff is required, the following process will be followed: For purposes of selecting the order of layoffs, if no agreement is reached, seniority in the Fire Department shall be the sole determining factor with layoffs beginning with the least-tenured department Employee. In the event that an agreement regarding the implementation of layoffs cannot be reached between the Union and the City, and if a Department Employee is selected to be displaced by a layoff, the City shall give the Employee the opportunity to fill a vacant position in accordance with the following rules:‌ 1. If a vacancy of the same job classification exists in the Fire department, the Employee shall assume that position or be laid off. If one or more Employees are eligible for its position, the vacancy shall be filled by the Employee having the greatest departmental seniority. 2. If no vacancy in the same job classification exists in the Fire Department, the displaced Employee has the option of filling a vacancy in a lower-graded position in the Fire Department, provided the Employee agrees to meet the minimum requirements established for the position within twelve (12) months of accepting the reassignment. If the Employee fails to meet the minimum requirements after twelve months, they will immediately be laid off with no recall provisions. If one or more Employees are eligible for the position, the vacancy shall be filled by the Employee having the greatest departmental seniority. 3. If no vacancy in the same job classification exists and the displaced Employee chooses to not fill a vacancy in a lower-graded position, then the displaced Employee may bump into a lower-graded position, within the Fire Department, which he or she previously held; provided, however, such displaced Employee shall be qualified for that position and has greater departmental seniority than the Employee having the least departmental seniority in that job classification. 4. Any Employee bumped by Paragraph (3) above shall have the right to bump into a lower- graded position in the Fire Department, which he or she previously held if a vacancy exists; provided, however, such displaced Employee shall be qualified for that position and has greater departmental seniority than the Employee having the least departmental seniority in that job classification.