Common use of Command Officer Placement Clause in Contracts

Command Officer Placement. Where a Sergeant or Corporal is laid off and is to be returned to the Patrol Officers’ unit, the laid off employee will displace the least senior Patrol officer provided the Sergeant of Corporal has greater seniority than the officer. Thereafter, the employee’s standing for shift bids, vacation and the like will be based on his/her seniority. If a Sergeant or Corporal voluntarily relinquishes his/her rank within one year from date of promotion and requests to be returned to the Patrol Officers’ unit, or if a Sergeant or Corporal requests to be returned to the Patrol Officers’ unit for medical reasons that would not prevent the employee from fully discharging his/her responsibilities as a patrol officer, the returning Sergeant or Corporal will displace the least senior Patrol officer provided the Sergeant of Corporal has greater seniority than the officer. Thereafter, the employee’s standing for shift bids, vacation and the like will be based on his/her seniority. If a Sergeant or Corporal voluntarily relinquishes his/her rank after completion of one year from date of promotion and requests to be returned to the Patrol Officers’ unit, the return will be contingent on the availability of a vacancy within the Patrol Officers’ unit. Following such a return, the employee’s standing for shift bids, vacation and the like will be based on his/her seniority. When a Sergeant or Corporal is administratively reduced in rank and is to be returned to the Patrol Officers’ unit, the returning employee will displace the least senior Patrol officer on the basis of the returning employee’s seniority. Thereafter, the employee’s standing for shift bids, vacation and the like will be based on his/her seniority. LIMITED DUTY ASSIGNMENTS 45 Limited duty assignments will be discussed with the Union on a case-by-case basis. PROMOTIONS/SELECTION