SUPERVISORY VACANCIES. (a) Supervisory vacancies in any bargaining unit position shall be advertised within thirty (30) days from the time the vacancy occurs. The Chief of Police shall call for applications from interested police officers currently in the rank and police officers in the respective promotional pool. Each applicant shall complete an application form and include a résumé, outlining training and work experience. (b) The Chief of Police, or his designate, will choose the successful candidate based upon supervisory ability, qualifications, training, merit and experience. In the case of all these being determined equal as among the applicants, the senior applicant will be chosen. (c) A candidate selected for a promotion who is being investigated in relation to a disciplinary matter may have the decision regarding a promotion stayed, at the discretion of the Chief of Police. The candidate shall maintain his or her status in the promotional pool and the Chief of Police may or may not fill the vacancy temporarily, pending the resolution of the matter. (d) The police officer chosen by the Chief of Police, or the Chief of Police’s designate, to receive the promotion shall be paid the higher rate of salary from the date of promotion or from the 30th day from the date the vacancy occurred, whichever comes first.
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