Common use of BIDDING PROCEDURE Clause in Contracts

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1. A notice of all vacancies which shall be defined as a position previously held by a bargaining unit member who has resigned, retired, died or been terminated, or a newly created position will be posted on the bulletin board. The vacancy will be posted on the District website for five (5) business days before it is to be filled. Employees will be required to access the District website to bid on the vacancy during the five (5) day posting period. Once the five (5) day period has expired, bidding will be considered closed and bids will no longer be accepted. The district reserves the right to determine whether a vacancy shall be filled. If the District needs to have a position filled for more than sixty (60) calendar days in a school year it will be posted for bid. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant due to an employee’s approved leave of absence. 2. All regular AM, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes for Drivers and Aides shall be bid annually. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior to the start of school. All routes will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route cannot be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be posted. 3. All eight (8) hour routes will be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the district. The one (1) hour may be divided into two (2) one-half (½) hour increments. 4. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes by fifteen (15) minutes or more on a regular basis, the employee is eligible to exercise their bumping rights. 5. All classifications shall be afforded the opportunity to bid on all vacant positions. The vacant position shall be awarded to the most senior bidder in the particular bid classification. If no particular classification employee(s) bid, it will be awarded to the most qualified senior employee in the bargaining unit.

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1. A notice of all vacancies which A. When a vacancy occurs for any reason and management determines to fill the position, the job shall be defined as a position previously posted for three (3) consecutive work days. B. The bid posting shall include the classification, job description, location, minimum and maximum pay range, the name of the person to have held by a bargaining unit member who has resignedthe job last, retired, died or been terminated, or a newly created position the last date bids will be posted on the bulletin board. The vacancy will be posted on the District website for five (5) business days before it is to be filled. accepted. C. Employees will be required to access the District website wishing to bid on the vacancy during posted job shall submit their bids to the five (5) day posting period. Once Recorder or designee. D. Subject to the five (5) day period has expiredprovisions of this Article and Section, bidding will the job shall be considered closed and awarded to the senior most qualified employee who bids will no longer be acceptedon the job. The district reserves Recorder shall take into account the right to determine whether a vacancy shall be filled. If the District needs to have a position filled for more than sixty (60) calendar days in a school year it will be posted for bid. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant due to an employee’s approved leave of absence. 2. All regular AMrecord as a whole for determining the most qualified employee including but not limited to: * job qualifications contained in the job description and/or posting * attendance record as a whole, PMincluding but not limited to meeting the attendance standard under Article 30 * documented disciplinary record * documented work experience within and outside the Recorder’s Office, Mid-Dayincluding but not limited to work related training and educational courses * documented job performance including but not limited to job evaluations Based upon these factors, and After-School routes for Drivers and Aides shall be bid annually. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior to the start of school. All routes will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route cannot be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be posted. 3. All eight (8) hour routes will be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the district. The one (1) hour may be divided into if two (2) one-half (½) hour increments. 4. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes by fifteen (15) minutes or more on a regular basisemployees are Deemed by the Recorder to be equally qualified, then the employee is eligible to exercise their bumping rights. 5. All classifications shall be afforded the opportunity to bid on all vacant positions. The vacant position shall be awarded to the most senior employee. In the event that no employees who bid on the job are deemed qualified, then the Recorder shall consider other bidders within the office in accordance with provisions of this Article prior to considering applicants from outside of the bargaining unit. Employees who bid on the job bear the responsibility for ensuring that all verifications of qualifications are in their personnel file prior to the expiration date of the posting. While the ultimate responsibility is the employee’s, the Recorder’s Office upon request will advise the employee on how to obtain the necessary verification(s). E. Should the Employer decide not to fill a vacancy, the Union shall be informed of the Employer's decision, and upon request of the Union, the parties shall meet to discuss such vacancy. F. A vacated job which is to be filled shall be posted no later than seven (7) consecutive work days after the vacancy occurs. A successful bidder will assume the duties of the job no later than ten (10) working days after the bid is removed from posting. Unusual circumstances may require an extension of the ten (10) working day time limit. When an extension is necessary, the Employer shall notify the Xxxxxxx in writing, of the particular reason for the extension, and the length of the extension. In the case of a promotion, the employee who was selected to fill the position shall earn the higher rate of pay during the extension. G. Should an accepted bidder fail to perform the job satisfactorily within ninety (90) days for all promotions, said employee involved will be returned to his or her previous job with seniority unimpaired. An employee may file a grievance alleging a violation of this Section to Step 2 of the grievance procedure. H. A copy of the posting will be given to the Xxxxxxx who will also be informed of those who bid classification. and who was ultimately awarded the job. I. In the event that there is no bidder or no successful bidder from within the bargaining unit, the Employer may interview from an outside source to fill the position. J. If no particular classification employee(s) bidan employee successfully bids on a demotion, he/she shall be placed in whatever step is closest to his current rate of pay. K. Ties in seniority shall be determined by the time stamp on the employees’ employment application. L. In the event an employee is on vacation or on other approved leave of absence, the Union Xxxxxxx may, at the employee’s request, submit a bid on behalf of the employee. M. When a vacancy is filled from outside, it will be awarded filled as soon as possible but no later than 30 days after the advertisement of the job. The vacancy will be advertised within seven (7) consecutive work days of the Employers determination to fill from the most qualified senior employee in the bargaining unitoutside.

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1Drivers to bid routes annually in order of date of hire. Said bidding to occur prior to the end of the school year for the following year. The following shall be considered to be modifications to the language in the CUSD/CSEA Contract, Article 23: 00.0.0. Xx the event a driver cannot attend the route bidding, due to illness, emergency, or other compelling reason, they may delegate their route selection in writing to a job xxxxxxx, designee, or Transportation Management. The driver will state in writing who may select a route in their absence and will indicate their choice of route. In the event prior written authorization cannot be obtained, authorization may be given by verbal discussion with the Transportation Management. 23.1.2. On or after June 1 of each school year, but not later than the last day of the school year calendar, drivers will bid on routes established by the District. Driver will be notified of the bid date ten (10) working days preceding the bid. All route sheets shall normally contain the following information: a) A notice beginning and ending date of work year b) Route number c) Time driver reports to work (to include 20-minute check) d) Time the bus departs the yard e) All directions to and from yard, stops, and schools f) Identification of every bus stop g) Times to be at every stop h) Identification of all vacancies red light escort stops i) Schools which are served by the route j) Arrival time at each school k) Departure time from each school l) Time bus returns to yard m) Time driver is off duty (to include 20-minute check) n) All information required for transportation needs of special education or severely disabled student if applicable. 23.1.3. All regular drivers shall be defined submit their bids in order of the driver’s date of hire. The District shall assign these routes according to the driver’s bid provided the driver is qualified to drive the equipment assigned to the route as a position previously held directed by a bargaining unit member who has resigned, retired, died or been terminated, or a newly created position Transportation Management. The bus route will be posted on the bulletin boarda board visible to all drivers waiting their turn to select. 23.1.4. The vacancy will be posted on the District website Seniority for five (5) business days before it is to be filled. Employees will be required to access the District website to bid on the vacancy during the five (5) day posting period. Once the five (5) day period has expired, bidding will bus drivers only shall be considered closed as in order of date of hire for all contract purposes including, but not limited to, layoff, bumping, re- employment rights and bids will no longer be acceptedroute bidding. The district reserves If two or more drivers have the right to determine whether a vacancy same date of hire, then the determination shall be filled. If the District needs to have a position filled for more than sixty (60) calendar days in a school year it will be posted for bid. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant due to an employee’s approved leave of absencemade by lot. 223.1.5. All regular AM, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes See Appendix G for Drivers and Aides shall be bid annually. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior to the start current “Date of school. All routes will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route cannot be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be postedHire” seniority list. 3. All eight (8) hour routes will be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the district. The one (1) hour may be divided into two (2) one-half (½) hour increments. 4. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes by fifteen (15) minutes or more on a regular basis, the employee is eligible to exercise their bumping rights. 5. All classifications shall be afforded the opportunity to bid on all vacant positions. The vacant position shall be awarded to the most senior bidder in the particular bid classification. If no particular classification employee(s) bid, it will be awarded to the most qualified senior employee in the bargaining unit.

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1. A notice 13.1 All non-kindergarten bus routes held by bargaining unit employees at the end of all vacancies which the school year shall be defined assigned to the same bargaining unit employee at the beginning of next school year, unless the non-kindergarten route becomes vacant. All non-kindergarten bus routes that become vacant at the end of the school year or at the beginning of the following school year shall be filled by seniority based on the bid process set forth below. Except as set forth in this Article, route assignments for bus drivers shall be continued from year to year. 13.1.1 All non-kindergarten routes that were open at the end of the past school year or become open prior to the beginning of the next school year shall be posted for bidding in the first full work week of August. The Transportation Supervisor will post the vacant non-kindergarten bus routes on a bulletin board in the Transportation facility. The posting will show each route number, the number of hours anticipated for each route as of the time of the posting, a description of each route, the anticipated starting time for each route and any other information that the Transportation Supervisor deems pertinent. During the second full work week of August, drivers will bid on the vacant non- kindergarten routes in order of their classification seniority. The non-kindergarten routes that become vacant as a position previously held result of this bidding process shall also be placed up for bid during the second full work week of August so that each bus driver will have an opportunity to bid on any vacant non-kindergarten routes. 13.1.2 There shall be one (1) annual bid on kindergarten bus routes prior to the beginning of the school year. All kindergarten bus routes shall be bid by job classification by classification seniority with the same procedures as set forth in Section 13.1.3 There shall be one (1) annual bid, prior to the beginning of each school year, for all bus monitors on routes deemed by the Employer to need a bus monitor. 13.2 If a new bus routes (kindergarten or non-kindergarten) is created, or if a bus driver resigns, retires, or is terminated from employment prior to April 1 during the school year, the available kindergarten or non-kindergarten bus route shall be posted for bid by any bargaining unit member who has resigned, retired, died or been terminated, or employee for a newly created position will be posted on the bulletin board. The vacancy will be posted on the District website for minimum of five (5) business work days before it is to and shall be filledbid by classification seniority first within the classification and then outside the classification, if necessary. Employees The bidding procedure will be required to access the District website to bid on the vacancy during the begin a minimum of five (5) day posting period. Once days prior to the five (5) day period has expired, bidding will be considered closed and bids will no longer be accepted. The district reserves effective date of the right to determine whether a vacancy shall be filledemployee’s resignation or retirement. If no employee within the District needs to have a position filled for more than sixty (60) calendar days in a school year classification bids on the available bus route, then it will be posted filled by the most senior bargaining unit employee outside the classification. If no employee in the bargaining unit bids on the available route or if the route becomes available on or after April 1, then the Board may utilize a substitute for bid. This provision said available route. 13.2.1 The provisions of this section dealing with vacancies shall not include positions that are vacant due to an employee’s approved leave of absence. 2. All regular AMIn such event, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes for Drivers and Aides the position shall be bid annually. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior to filled by a substitute bus driver until such employee returns from a leave of absence as long as the start leave of school. All routes will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route canabsence does not be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be posted. 3. All eight (8) hour routes will be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to extend beyond one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the district. The one (1) hour may be divided into two (2) one-half (½) hour incrementsyear. 4. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes by fifteen (15) minutes or more on a regular basis, the employee is eligible to exercise their bumping rights. 5. 13.3 All classifications shall be afforded the opportunity to bid on all vacant positionspositions (a position for a bus driver includes the driver’s route assignment). The vacant position shall be awarded to the most senior bidder employee in the particular bid classification. If job classification bidding for the position; if no particular employee in the job classification employee(s) bidbids on the vacant position, then it will shall be awarded to the most senior, qualified senior employee in the bargaining unitunit bidding for the position. To bid a driving job the bidder must have a valid CDL at the time of the bid and shall be insurable under the Board’s policy. During the school year until April 1, only the initial and the three (3) subsequent vacancies shall be filled by this bidding process with the next vacancy occurring because of the initial vacancy being filled at the discretion of the Board, including the use of a substitute. If all three subsequent vacancies are bid, then the fourth vacancy shall be posted for bid the following school year. 13.3.1 Employees who change job classifications shall serve a trial period of up to sixty

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1Drivers to bid routes annually in order of date of hire. Said bidding to occur prior to the end of the school year for the following year. The following shall be considered to be modifications to the language in the CUSD/CSEA Contract, Article 23: 00.0.0. Xx the event a driver cannot attend the route bidding, due to illness, emergency, or other compelling reason, they may delegate their route selection in writing to a job xxxxxxx, designee, or Transportation Management. The driver will state in writing who may select a route in their absence and will indicate their choice of route. In the event prior written authorization cannot be obtained, authorization may be given by verbal discussion with the Transportation Management. 23.1.2. On or after June 1 of each school year, but not later than the last day of the school year calendar, drivers will bid on routes established by the District. Driver will be notified of the bid date ten (10) working days preceding the bid. All route sheets shall normally contain the following information: a) A notice beginning and ending date of work year b) Route number c) Time driver reports to work (to include 20-minute check) d) Time the bus departs the yard e) All directions to and from yard, stops, and schools f) Identification of every bus stop g) Times to be at every stop h) Identification of all vacancies red light escort stops i) Schools which are served by the route j) Arrival time at each school k) Departure time from each school l) Time bus returns to yard m) Time driver is off duty (to include 20-minute check) n) All information required for transportation needs of special education or severely disabled student if applicable. 23.1.3. All regular drivers shall be defined submit their bids in order of the driver’s date of hire. The District shall assign these routes according to the driver’s bid provided the driver is qualified to drive the equipment assigned to the route as a position previously held directed by a bargaining unit member who has resigned, retired, died or been terminated, or a newly created position Transportation Management. The bus route will be posted on the bulletin boarda board visible to all drivers waiting their turn to select. 23.1.4. The vacancy will be posted on the District website Seniority for five (5) business days before it is to be filled. Employees will be required to access the District website to bid on the vacancy during the five (5) day posting period. Once the five (5) day period has expired, bidding will bus drivers only shall be considered closed as in order of date of hire for all contract purposes including, but not limited to, layoff, bumping, re-employment rights and bids will no longer be acceptedroute bidding. The district reserves If two or more drivers have the right to determine whether a vacancy same date of hire, then the determination shall be filled. If the District needs to have a position filled for more than sixty (60) calendar days in a school year it will be posted for bid. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant due to an employee’s approved leave of absencemade by lot. 223.1.5. All regular AM, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes See Appendix G for Drivers and Aides shall be bid annually. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior to the start current “Date of school. All routes will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route cannot be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be postedHire” seniority list. 3. All eight (8) hour routes will be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the district. The one (1) hour may be divided into two (2) one-half (½) hour increments. 4. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes by fifteen (15) minutes or more on a regular basis, the employee is eligible to exercise their bumping rights. 5. All classifications shall be afforded the opportunity to bid on all vacant positions. The vacant position shall be awarded to the most senior bidder in the particular bid classification. If no particular classification employee(s) bid, it will be awarded to the most qualified senior employee in the bargaining unit.

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 11st & 2nd TIERS A. Transportation unit employees return in the fall to their same run (spring) and bid hours. A notice of all vacancies which shall be defined as a position previously held by a bargaining unit member who has resigned, retired, died or been terminated, or a newly created position will be posted on the bulletin board. The vacancy will be posted on the District website for Between five (5) business and twenty (20) driving days before it after the start of school all routes shall be bid by seniority. In the event an employee is unable to be filled. Employees will be required to access regularly drive his or her route for the District website to bid on the vacancy during the first five (5) day posting periodto twenty (20) days after the start of school, the District may use a substitute driver. Once Final bid hours for the five drivers route will not be determined until the driver is able to determine the new bid. If it is determined by the driver that the bid hours are higher than originally quoted, the driver shall receive retroactive payment for the increased bid hours the driver was not paid for up to the rebid day. B. All a.m., p.m., and Special Education runs shall be bid as posted to include fifteen (515) day period has expiredminutes pre-trip check out in the a.m. and fifteen (15) minutes pre-trip, bidding will fuel, and cleanup in the p.m. (daily checkout and clean up). Monroe ISD Special Ed runs cannot be considered closed split in the p.m. C. Kindergarten runs shall be posted and bids will no longer bid separately; such runs may only be acceptedtaken in addition to regular runs. The district reserves local President shall be permitted to be present during the bidding procedure and shall receive copies of all runs as bid. All runs shall be finalized by the Director of Transportation within twenty (20) driving days after the actual start of school. Special Xx xxx assistants will include an additional fifteen (15) minutes for handbook chores to be completed at the end of the morning run. Upon review and approval of the Director of Transportation, fifteen (15) minutes may be added for updating of route cards. 1. When a driver/assistant is bumped or displaced on their noon run(s), they have the right to determine whether a vacancy shall be filled. If the District needs bump whatever noon run (s) exist to have a position filled for more than sixty (60) calendar days in a school year it will be posted for bid. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant due to an employee’s approved leave of absenceincrease their times, per seniority. 2. All regular AMWhen a driver/assistant is on a temporary noon run and a permanent noon run becomes available, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes for Drivers and Aides shall be the driver/assistant has the right to bid annually. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior on that noon run according to the start of school. All routes will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route cannot be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be postedseniority. 3. All eight When the ISD school year is longer than Bedford Public Schools and the ISD driver has a Bedford noon run, that driver does not receive the noon time pay for those remaining days. D. When a time changes on a run (8) hour routes up or down) bumping could result. The drivers run (kindergarten excluded) is open for bid on the board and anyone may bid on this run, seniority down, opening up that drivers run (kindergarten excluded) to bid on. Drivers/assistants may only bid on a run that is open for bid. For the driver who had a run originally on the board for bid and does not get to bid on her/his own run due to senior driver bidding over them, they can bump another driver, excluding kindergarten runs. Kindergarten runs cannot be bumped since they are not posted with the run. They are bid out separately. When an open permanent run is posted on the board any driver, seniority down, can bid on this run (kindergarten excluded) at that time. The person that takes this run will then have their run placed on the board as open to be bid annuallyon. The bid will contain There can be no bumping in the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the district. The one (1) hour may be divided into two (2) one-half (½) hour incrementsscenario. 4. If a bus driver E. After twenty (20) driving days any run which has been increased or aide’s route changes decreased by fifteen (15) minutes shall be re-bid. The District will re-bid this route within five (5) working days. The Association will be notified of increases/decreases. Any regular driver or more on assistant affected by this re-bidding process has the right to bump according to seniority. F. Both parties agree no grievance may be filed regarding this bumping. G. When a regular basisdriver or assistant has notified the Director of Transportation of a pending leave for a period of ten (10) working days or more, the run goes up for a temporary bid minus the kindergarten run if the driver or assistant has one. It is agreed that the temporary vacancy will be posted and bid within three working days of the Director of Transportation being first notified of the pending leave. All regular drivers or assistants can bid on this temporary vacancy. When the regular driver or assistant returns from leave, both the regular driver or assistant and the successful bidder will return to their original runs. A regular driver or assistant who has bid on this temporary vacancy, and has received such assignment, shall not be eligible to bid on any other temporary opening, as described in this Section, until the regular driver or assistant returns to work. When bidding for any permanent position takes place, only temporary runs affected at the temporary driver’s or assistant’s discretion shall be re-bid for the remainder of the temporary run. Said re-bids shall take place upon completion of bidding for permanent position. H. If a position is vacant due to illness of an employee is eligible for a minimum of one (1) year, such position shall, at the end of one (1) year, be posted for bid. When the driver or assistant who was on leave returns to work, such driver or assistant shall be allowed to exercise their bumping rightsseniority at that time, and bid/bump according to their seniority ranking. 5. All classifications I. Regular drivers shall be afforded have the opportunity to bid substitute on all vacant positionskindergarten runs, and parts of regular runs before a substitute. The vacant position drivers shall be awarded paid their regular rate. All drivers wanting to sub such runs must personally sign the daily worksheet posted for each type of run before leaving for his/her first tier run. The senior driver will be assigned to the most senior bidder run no later than the start of the second tier. If this clause becomes problematic both parties agree to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. If a driver with a kindergarten run applies for a twenty (20) working day leave, the kindergarten run goes up for bid and is taken off the daily worksheet described above. 1. If the administration deems it necessary for bus drivers to temporarily ride the kindergarten bus at the start of the year to insure the proper training of kindergarten students, bus drivers who are available at this time will be selected on a seniority basis and will be paid the hourly rate for other assistant positions in the particular bid classificationDistrict. If no particular classification employee(s) bid, it Both parties recognize that “emergency” situations exist that might preempt this. 2. The Bedford School District and the Bedford Transportation Association agree to implement a system whereby “available” second and third tier runs will be awarded assigned to seniority regular drivers/assistants before substitute drivers/assistants. “Available” means seniority drivers/assistants must finish their first tier run, have signed the most qualified senior employee daily worksheet posted for additional a.m. tiers by 7:15 a.m. or p.m. tiers by 10:00 a.m. Drivers/assistants may phone in the bargaining unitto place their name by 10:00 a.m. for p.m. tiers. After that time you cannot sign for any work during that day.

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1. A notice of all vacancies which A. There shall be defined as two (2) rounds of bidding. The first round will start the first day of November and continue until all carriers, including CCA’s, have had an opportunity to make their choice. B. Choosing vacation weeks - start at the top of the seniority list. C. When a position previously held by a bargaining unit member who has resignedletter carrier is notified of his turn to select, retiredonly two (2) working days’ time will be given. If this person does not decide in this time, died or been terminatedthe next on the list will be allowed to make his choice. D. When bids are presented in writing to the carrier Supervisor, or a newly created position the approved bid will be posted on the leave chart and the official bulletin board. The vacancy Any changes in vacation schedules will be posted on within a twenty-four (24) hour period. E. The number of weeks chosen at one time by a letter carrier shall be four (4). Leave may be selected in the District website for five (5) business days before it is choice vacation period and outside the choice vacation period, simultaneously. F. Choices made at the first presentation will prevail until all letter carriers have selected, top to bottom of the seniority list. G. The second round selection shall begin one working day after the close of the first round. An announcement must be filled. Employees will be required to access made by the District website to bid on the vacancy during the five (5) day posting period. Once the five (5) day period has expired, bidding will be considered closed and bids will no longer be acceptedmanager in charge. The district reserves the right to determine whether a vacancy remaining unselected weeks shall be filled. If the District needs to have a position filled opened for bid for those that decide on more than sixty their original four (604) calendar days in a school year it will be posted for bidweeks. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant due to an employee’s approved leave The closing date of absence. 2. All regular AM, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes for Drivers and Aides the bids shall be bid annuallyat the end of six (6) working days. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior to the start of school. All routes The remaining annual leave will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route cannot be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be postedby seniority. 3. All eight (8) hour routes H. Management will accept and process all Forms 3971 for annual leave. I. There shall be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the districtround of bidding for city carrier assistants. The one (1) hour may be divided into first round will start the first day of November and continue until all city carrier assistants have had an opportunity to make their choice. J. Choosing vacation weeks – start at the top of the relative standing. K. When a city carrier assistant is notified of his/her turn to select, only two (2) one-half (½) hour incrementsworking days’ time will be given. If this person does not decide in this time, the next on the list will be allowed to make his choice. 4L. The number of weeks chosen at one time by a city carrier assistant shall be two (2) weeks. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes by fifteen (15) minutes or more on a regular basisLeave may be selected in the choice vacation period and outside the choice vacation period, the employee is eligible to exercise their bumping rightssimultaneously. 5. All classifications shall be afforded M. Choices made at the opportunity first presentation will prevail until all city carrier assistants have selected, top to bid on all vacant positions. The vacant position shall be awarded to bottom of the most senior bidder in the particular bid classification. If no particular classification employee(s) bid, it will be awarded to the most qualified senior employee in the bargaining unitrelative standing.

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1A. Transportation unit members would return in the Fall to their same run (Spring) and bid hours. A notice I Within thirty (30) driving days, all routes shall be bid by seniority. I B. All a.m., p.m., and Special Education runs shall be bid as posted to include thirty (30) minutes I each day to do handbook chores by seniority. Kindergarten runs shall be posted and bid separately; such runs may only be taken in addition to regular runs. The local President shall be permitted to be present during the bidding procedure and shall receive copies of all vacancies which runs as bid. All runs (including transfer runs) shall be defined as a position previously held finalized by a bargaining unit member who the Transportation Supervisor within thirty (30) driving days after the actual start of school. C. After thirty (30) driving days any run which has resigned, retired, died been increased or been terminated, decreased by fifteen (15) minutes shall be re-bid. Any regular driver or a newly created position will be posted on the bulletin board. The vacancy will be posted on the District website for five (5) business days before it is to be filled. Employees will be required to access the District website to bid on the vacancy during the five (5) day posting period. Once the five (5) day period assistant affected by this re-bidding process has expired, bidding will be considered closed and bids will no longer be accepted. The district reserves the right to determine whether a vacancy bump according to seniority. I D. Both parties agree no grievance may be filed regarding this bumping. I E. All p.m. transfers shall be filledmade by the a.m. driver whenever possible. If the District needs to have a position filled for more than sixty (60) calendar days in a school year it will Should this not be posted for bid. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant possible due to an employee’s approved leave lack of absencetime, the p.m. transfer shall be made by the most available driver. 2. All F. When a regular AM, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes for Drivers and Aides shall be bid annually. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior to the start of school. All routes will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route cannot be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be posted. 3. All eight (8) hour routes will be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the district. The one (1) hour may be divided into two (2) one-half (½) hour increments. 4. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes assistant requests a leave for a period of twenty (20) working days, the run goes up for a temporary bid minus the kindergarten run if the driver has one. Another I I regular driver or assistant can only bid on this to better his/her time by fifteen (15) minutes or more more. When the regular driver or assistant returns from leave, both the regular driver or assistant and the successful bidder will return to their original runs. The bidding under this clause will be expedited in every way possible. A regular driver or assistant who has bid on a regular basisthis temporary vacancy, the employee is and has received such assignment, shall not be eligible to exercise their bumping rights.bid on any other temporary opening, as described in this Section, until the regular driver or assistant returns to work. I 5G. If a position is vacant due to illness of an employee for a minimum of one (1) year, such position shall, at the end of one (1) year, be posted for bid. All classifications When the driver or assistant who was on leave returns to work, such driver or assistant shall be afforded placed in the position of the least senior driver or assistant until the next annual bid day or until a vacancy, new run, or temporary vacancy is available for bid. I H. Regular drivers shall have the opportunity to bid substitute on all vacant positionskindergarten, transfer runs (by drivers at the same school), and parts of regular runs before a substitute. The vacant position drivers shall be awarded paid their regular rate. All drivers wanting to sub such runs must personally sign the daily worksheet I posted for each type of run no later than 7: 15 a.m. The senior driver will be assigned to the most senior bidder in run no later than 8:00 a.m. If a driver with a kindergarten or transfer run applies for a twenty (20) working day leave, the particular kindergarten or transfer run goes up for bid classificationand is taken off the daily worksheet described above. If no particular classification employee(s) bidShould a sub for a kindergarten or transfer run be required after 8:00 a.m., it will any driver, regular or sub, shall be awarded assigned to the most qualified senior employee in the bargaining unitthat run. I. Drivers shall be excused from kindergarten, transfer runs, and/or parts of their a.m. and .p.m. runs of their regular assignment necessary to complete a field trip.

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1I. Definition Regular Run Driver - A driver whose regular assignment is driving the same regular route every morning and afternoon. A notice of all vacancies which shall These positions are normally bid however, in certain cases they may be defined assigned. Regular Floater - Employed two (2) hours during the morning run and two (2) hours during the afternoon run. These positions are not bid and are not considered regular routes but the employee does accrue seniority. Noon Floater - Employed two (2) or more hours between the morning and afternoon run as a substitute for mid-day routes. These positions are bid. In order to qualify an employee must hold a regular morning and afternoon route. These positions are considered regularly scheduled mid-day routes. Regular Noon Run Driver - Employed two (2) or more hours between the morning run and the afternoon run to drive a regularly scheduled mid-day route. These positions are bid. In order to qualify, an employee must hold a regular morning and afternoon route. (Learning Enrichment runs are in this category. Full-Time Floater - A bid position previously held by and employed for at least 2.5 hours during the morning run and at least 2 and 3/4 hours during the afternoon run and is the same as a bargaining unit member who has resignedregular bid route. These positions are bid and are considered regular routes. Late Run Driver - Employed two (2) or more hours to drive regularly scheduled late routes. These positions are bid. In order to qualify an employee must hold a regular morning and afternoon route. Substitute - Employed less than twenty (20) hours per week on an on-call or part time basis. These positions are not considered regular routes and the employee does not accrue seniority. II. When a regular route becomes available, retiredwhether it is a morning/afternoon route, died or been terminateda midday route, or a newly created position late route, the DISTRICT will be posted on post the bulletin board. The vacancy will be posted on the District website open route for five (5) business days before it working days. If no currently licensed driver, who is to be filled. Employees will be required to access the District website to bid on the vacancy during the available within five (5) working days of the bid award, bids on the route in writing, the DISTRICT will select the regular floater with the least seniority for that route. No routes becoming available in the last six weeks of the school year will be posted. III. If a regular run driver’s route is abolished, and there are no similar routes to assign her/him to, the following procedure will apply: A. The driver will retain “regular run” classification and initially be assigned “floater” duties with identical work hours. B. The driver may “bump” a lower seniority regular run driver with equal or lesser hours, or C. The driver may exercise a one-time choice, exempt from the bidding process, of any subsequently vacant regular run with equal or lesser hours. Driver choices will be awarded by seniority and this choice will not count as a bid. D. Any “bumped” regular driver will follow the same procedure. IV. On August 15th, known open routes will be posted. All new routes will be posted no later than ten (10) working days prior to the first employee meeting. Posting will remain open until the first employee meeting at which time any route bid on will be filled by the senior driver. Every effort will be made to give the driver bidding on more than one route preference according to his/her seniority. V. If a driver is awarded a different route, the vacated route will be posted in accordance with the applicable section, (II, IV, or VI). Drivers are permitted only two changes each of a regular route, mid-day posting periodroute, and late route during any school year. Once If a driver bids on a combination or routes, (example: morning/afternoon and mid-day) and the driver is not awarded both or all routes, the driver may decline the awarded route or routes. In these cases the route or routes will be awarded to the next lower seniority bidder. VI. On the first day of school all unassigned routes will be posted including those vacated through the bidding procedure and these routes will remain for five (5) day period has expired, bidding consecutive working days at which time the route will be considered closed and bids awarded according to seniority and, where possible, driver preference. VII. When a route is posted, a copy of the route to be driven with stop times will no longer be acceptedattached to the posting. VIII. No employee will be permitted to bid on routes which will regularly assign them more than eight (8) hours each day or forty (40) hours per week. IX. The district reserves DISTRICT will post, on the right first day of school, a request for drivers who would like to determine whether a vacancy shall be filled. If the District needs to have a position filled substitute on late routes and also for more than sixty (60) calendar days drivers who are interested in a school year it field trips. X. Simultaneous awards will be posted for bidpermitted. XI. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant due Drivers who have come back from a leave of absence will follow the bidding procedure in order to an employee’s approved obtain a route except from a medical or FMLA leave of absence. 2XII. All regular AM, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes for Drivers and Aides shall be bid annually. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior expect to retain in September a similar route they occupied at the start close of school. All routes will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of schoolprevious school term. If any route canthis does not occur a driver would be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be posted. 3. All eight (8) hour routes will be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the district. The one (1) hour may be divided into two (2) one-half (½) hour increments. 4. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes by fifteen (15) minutes or more on a regular basis, the employee is eligible permitted to exercise their bumping rightsrights as specified in Section III above. 5. All classifications shall be afforded the opportunity to bid on all vacant positionsXIII. The vacant position shall bus runs for visual impaired students or handicapped students will not be awarded bid and are exempt from the bidding procedures. The EMPLOYER will assign drivers to these runs and ensure all drivers assigned will receive proper training as determined by the DISTRICT. XIV. The Transportation Office will, to the most senior bidder best of its ability and in a timely manner, strive to maintain accurate and current run schedules. XV. The Transportation Office will post any vacancy in a permanent job assignment when it is known that the particular bid classification. If no particular classification employee(s) bid, it incumbent will be awarded to the most qualified senior employee temporarily absent, for whatever reason, in the bargaining unit.excess of forty-five

BIDDING PROCEDURE. 1. A notice of all vacancies which A. There shall be defined as two (2) rounds of bidding. The first round will start the first day of November and continue until all carriers, including CCA’s, have had an opportunity to make their choice. B. Choosing vacation weeks - start at the top of the seniority list. C. When a position previously held by a bargaining unit member who has resignedletter carrier is notified of his turn to select, retiredonly two (2) working days’ time will be given. If this person does not decide in this time, died or been terminatedthe next on the list will be allowed to make his choice. D. When bids are presented in writing to the carrier Supervisor, or a newly created position the approved bid will be posted on the leave chart and the official bulletin board. The vacancy Any changes in vacation schedules will be posted on within a twenty-four (24) hour period. E. The number of weeks chosen at one time by a letter carrier shall be four (4). Leave may be selected in the District website for five (5) business days before it is choice vacation period and outside the choice vacation period, simultaneously. F. Choices made at the first presentation will prevail until all letter carriers have selected, top to bottom of the seniority list. G. The second round selection shall begin one working day after the close of the first round. An announcement must be filled. Employees will be required to access made by the District website to bid on the vacancy during the five (5) day posting period. Once the five (5) day period has expired, bidding will be considered closed and bids will no longer be acceptedmanager in charge. The district reserves the right to determine whether a vacancy remaining unselected weeks shall be filled. If the District needs to have a position filled opened for bid for those that decide on more than sixty their original four (604) calendar days in a school year it will be posted for bidweeks. This provision shall not include positions that are vacant due to an employee’s approved leave The closing date of absence. 2. All regular AM, PM, Mid-Day, and After-School routes for Drivers and Aides the bids shall be bid annuallyat the end of six (6) working days. All routes will be posted no less than 10 days prior to the start of school. All routes The remaining annual leave will be awarded no less than five days prior to the start of school. If any route cannot be posted ten (10) days prior to the start of school. The Union will be notified in writing as to the reason it couldn’t be posted and the date the route will be postedby seniority. 3. All eight (8) hour routes H. Management will accept and process all Forms 3971 for annual leave. I. There shall be bid annually. The bid will contain the starting time of the route. The eight (8) hour driver may be parked for up to one (1) hour a day that will be considered lunch or idle time by the districtround of bidding for city carrier assistants. The one (1) hour may be divided into first round will start the first day of November and continue until all city carrier assistants have had an opportunity to make their choice. X. Xxxxxxxx vacation weeks – start at the top of the relative standing. X. When a city carrier assistant is notified of his/her turn to select, only two (2) one-half (½) hour incrementsworking days’ time will be given. If this person does not decide in this time, the next on the list will be allowed to make his choice. 4L. The number of weeks chosen at one time by a city carrier assistant shall be two (2) weeks. If a bus driver or aide’s route changes by fifteen (15) minutes or more on a regular basisLeave may be selected in the choice vacation period and outside the choice vacation period, the employee is eligible to exercise their bumping rightssimultaneously. 5. All classifications shall be afforded M. Choices made at the opportunity first presentation will prevail until all city carrier assistants have selected, top to bid on all vacant positions. The vacant position shall be awarded to bottom of the most senior bidder in the particular bid classification. If no particular classification employee(s) bid, it will be awarded to the most qualified senior employee in the bargaining unitrelative standing.