contract between the city of cleveland local 100, afscme ohio council ...

DEFINITION OF PROMOTION
99. A promotion is an advancement to a job classification for which the top of the pay band,
as established by the City Record, is higher than the top of his former job classification's pay
band.
POSTING PROCEDURES
100. Whenever management determines there is a vacancy within the bargaining unit, the City
shall post a notice of the opening in the department where the opening exists and provide the
Union with a copy of the notice. The notice shall contain the job classification, location,
minimum qualifications as established by Civil Service, rate of pay, shift and a brief job
description which shall include special requirements reasonably related to the job, if any. The
bid notice shall be posted for at least ten (10) consecutive working days. Employees who wish to
be considered for selection for the posted position shall submit a job bidding form, provided by
the City, copy of same given to the employee. All applications filed will be reviewed by the City
within ten (1 0) working days. The City will provide the Union with a copy of the award of any
job bid, which shall include the names of all employees who bid and the name of the employee
awarded the job.
1 01. For purposes of these provisions, a "vacancy" is defined as a non-seasonal, non-casual
job opening:
[ 1] Where the City has increased the number of regular jobs available in a particular
job classification; or
[2] Where an opening occurs in the existing job as a result of a promotion, transfer,
resignation, discharge or other termination of employment, and the City has
determined that the job is to be filled; or
[3) Where an existing job has not been previously filled, and the City has determined
that the job is to be filled.
102. In order to be awarded a position of any kind, promotional or non-promotional, an
employee-applicant must be qualified. In order to be considered qualified, an employeeapplicant
must have passed any applicable probationary period, meet the minimum qualifications
for the position as established by Civil Service, and meet any special requirements reasonably
related to the job being performed. In determining whether or not an employee-applicant is
qualified from among employee-applicants, the City may consider the attendance record if the
employee-applicant has been suspended for attendance-related misconduct during the six (6)
month period immediately preceding the date of the posting or for violating the City's Absence
Without Leave Policy during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of the
posting. The vacancy shall be awarded within ten (1 0) working days after the last date of the
posting in the following order of preference and based upon the crite1ia set fmih. The City shall
provide a copy of the award to the successful bidder and the Union. If no employee from the
Division or the Department is selected for the vacant position, then the City will interview the
two most senior qualified applicants from outside the Department but within the bargaining unit