Filling of Vacancies Bargaining Unit vacancies within the Department shall be filled by the testing of each candidate. It shall be the sole right and responsibility of the Employer to administer and evaluate all promotional examinations, assessments and testing procedures, and to cause to be developed all promotional examinations, assessments and testing procedures. The testing procedure may include written tests, assessment centers, physical examinations, psychological-based examinations and other appropriate means of examination. Written examination scores will not be released to other individuals engaged in the grading process until testing is complete. All qualifications shall be job-related and all candidates will be tested with the same tests and against the same standards, subject to applicable laws. When two or more qualified candidates are competing for the same promotion and are substantially equal in terms of work histories and receive equal testing results, the most senior Bargaining Unit employee, as described in Article 12, will be promoted. The following seniority points will be added to their overall score at the conclusion of the testing process : 3 years or more 2% of written examination points 5 years or more 4% of written examination points 10 years or more 8% of written examination points 15 years or more 12% of written examination points Associate’s Degree 1% of total points Bachelor’s Degree 2% of total points Master’s Degree 3% of total points Should the test given be pass/fail, the employee must pass the test in order to proceed in the testing process and for the above points to be calculated and added to their final score. The Employer will include in the posting the required passing score.
