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appointing authority when a vacancy arises in the same or lower
class of position before certification is made from an eligible list.
9.16.8 Duration of Re-employment List
9.17 Safety Committee
Names of persons laid off shall be carried on a reemployment list for
one (1) year, except that persons appointed to permanent positions
of the same level as that which laid off, shall, upon such
appointment, be dropped from the list. Persons who refuse
reemployment shall be dropped from the list. Persons reemployed
in a lower class, or on a temporary basis, shall be continued on the
list for the higher position for the one (1) year.
The City shall establish and maintain a safety committee in conformance
with requirements of SB198.
9.18 Compensation Survey
The City will conduct a compensation survey on a reasonable number of
benchmark positions to be completed prior to the commencement of
negotiations for the successor MOU.
The City and Union agree to hold a meeting prior to the commencement of
this survey to discuss the methodology to be utilized.
9.19 Temporary Hours
Temporary hours will first be offered to current part-time workers. Parttime
workers who have their hours increased more than thirty (30) days
shall have their benefits and accruals increased accordingly. Affected
departments will develop a sign-up system by October 1, 1998 for workers
to indicate availability for additional hours.
Should part-time position(s) be vacated, the City shall evaluate the
possibility of making the position(s) full time. The City shall regularly
evaluate the status of temporary positions.
9.20 Probation
Employees in this bargaining unit shall serve a probationary period of nine
(9) months. The City may extend the probationary period for not more than
three (3) additional months.
10.0 FLEXIBLY STAFFED POSITIONS
The following classifications are considered flexibly staff: Records Clerk I/II,
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