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3. The employees' geographic areas of job responsibility shall remain their assigned bus or patrol
districts, irrespective of the use of Minnesota State Patrol district offices and fixed scale sites
and districts as the basis for determination of noon meal eligibility.
Article 8
Filling of Positions
Section 1. The parties agree to meet and confer regarding issues about Lead Worker positions.
Section 2. Only in the absence of the supervisor will lead workers covered by this bargaining
agreement be allowed to authorize leave, sick leave slips or be required to take sick report calls
from employees.
LCR Reassignment
Article 12, Section 4 and 5 shall be amended and/or modified to allow for the following:
The Appointing Authority may assign and reassign the most senior volunteer, who expresses an
interest in writing, within the work area between shifts prior to posting of a vacancy in the
classification Law Compliance Representative 2 within the State Patrol Division.
Job Postings
Whenever a vacancy occurs, the Appointing Authority shall post for a minimum of seven (7)
calendar days, a description of the vacancy. These postings shall be made electronically in all
areas that employees have email access. In those areas where employee do not have email
access, vacancies shall continue to be posted on employee bulletin boards or through such
procedures as are otherwise agreed upon between the Appointing Authority and the Union.
Capitol Security
Security Communications Systems Monitors
If a promotion is to be made from an eligible list to fill a Security Communications Systems Monitor
position, a special selection may first be made from among Capitol Security Guards within the
Seniority Unit whose names appear on the eligible list for such a position and who express an
interest in the position. If no Capitol Security Guards appear on the eligible list or the Employer
does not select a Capitol Security Guard under such special selection option, selection shall be
made in accordance with Article 12 of the Master Agreement.
The Union shall have the right to challenge the selection of an employee other than the senior
employee through the third step of the grievance procedure only. If the grievance is denied, the
Union may request a review of the grievance by the Department of Public Safety Human
Resources Director. The Human Resources Director’s decision shall be final and not subject to
arbitration.
Probationary Periods
All Units
The provisions of Article 12, Section 10C of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or
modified as follow:
At the request of the Appointing Authority, the initial six (6) months probationary period of a new
employee may be extended for a period not to exceed three (3) months upon the mutual
agreement of the Union and the Appointing Authority. In the case of Radio Communication
Operators, the extension may not exceed four (4) months upon the mutual agreement of the Union
and the Appointing Authority.
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