Appointments / Promotions. Appointments and promotions in all classified positions shall be made in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Columbus except when the Ohio Revised Code takes precedence or unless otherwise modified by this agreement. When a vacancy is to be filled in a class within the bargaining unit and no Civil Service eligible list is available, the Board will provisionally appoint one (1) of the three (3) most senior Board employees in the class eligible for promotion to the provisional position, provided at least three (3) eligible Board employees apply for such provisional promotion. Such appointment shall be made in a manner so as not to permit the provisional Board employee to gain permanent status in the provisional position without a test. When a vacancy is to be filled in a class which is the first level supervisor class above the bargaining unit series and no Civil Service eligible list is available, the Board may either make a limited provisional appointment of an eligible Board employee of its choice in such a manner as to not permit the provisional Board employee to gain permanent status in the provisional position without a test, or the Board may provisionally appoint the most senior eligible Board employee making application for the position.
Appointments / Promotions. A. All appointments to positions in the bargaining unit shall be made on the basis of merit and fitness for the position to be determined as far as practical and possible by competitive examination or other evaluation process under the policies and practices of the Human Resources Department. The City Manager or designee; upon notifying the Union or Union designee, may authorize the placement of a candidate at a rate above the established entry of the salary range not to exceed ten percent (10%) for a classification based on the candidate’s job related education, training and experience as well as any recruiting or retention issues. Employees may review their own respective examination or evaluation results upon request. The Union local president or designee (excluding any applicant shall be permitted to review individual examination or evaluation results upon request and take such notes as necessary for the purpose of determining whether to file or pursue a grievance.
Appointments / Promotions. Appointments and/or promotions to a higher classification will not be deemed complete until after the expiration of the period of probationary service. For new hires who have not completed the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Basic Law Enforcement Academy, the probationary period is eighteen (18) months from their initial date of hire. For promotions, entry level, and lateral hires, the probationary period is one year.
