Common use of Posting and Bidding Clause in Contracts

Posting and Bidding. 1. Operators and assistants shall be provided notice in their regular transportation newsletter (if one is published), via transportation dispatch radio and at fuel sites when available routes are posted and/or about to be posted. If school is not in session at posting time, notification shall take place by U.S. Mail. Such notice shall also include the date, starting time and location of the bid session. The posting shall also include pertinent basic information (available at the time) about the routes being posted (i.e., identifying number of the route, route manager, schools served, estimated route run time, the time and location of the first and last stop in the morning, and the storage location of the bus. For operators and assistants interested in reviewing the entire route, the posted routes shall be available at the Transportation office and posted at the bid session. 2. Posting and bidding for bus operators and bus assistants shall be conducted on an annual basis, followed by a temporary posting and bidding. The Bus Operator bid session shall be conducted during pre-school week of each regular school year. Bus Operators shall assume new route assignments on the first student day of the regular school year. The Bus Assistant bid session shall take place no sooner than two weeks and no later than four weeks following the first student day of the regular school year. Bus Assistants shall assume their new route assignments within five days of the bus assistant bid session. The dates of the bid sessions and schedule for assuming new routes shall be determined by the Bus Employee Committee. The BEC shall be authorized to change the timing of the bid sessions from that stated above if there is agreement by committee members that circumstances warrant such a change. 3. The bidding process shall be conducted as follows: a. Any operator or assistant wishing to bid shall be present at the bid session or shall provide a written proxy to a Transportation manager or another operator or assistant of their choice. b. The most senior operator or assistant present who is on the bid roster shall have the first selection of available vacant routes and the process shall continue in declining seniority order until all routes have been awarded. c. The President of Escambia ESP may appoint two (2) members to witness the bidding process. d. All bids will be final. Any exceptions to this shall be agreed upon by the Bus Employee Committee. e. Routes which are vacated during a bid session shall be made available for temporary bid until the next posting and permanent bid session (Temporary Bid Session A). Such routes shall be posted as available for temporary bid as soon as possible following the bid session, for five (5) days. Requests for temporary bid shall be honored based on seniority. Operators and assistants with newly awarded routes following the permanent bid session shall not be eligible to temporarily fill routes which were vacated at that bid session, except for newly hired operators and assistants who were hired following the last permanent bid session, operators and assistants covered under XII.7A. 10, or operators and assistants who were unable to bid. A second temporary bid session (Temporary Bid Session B) shall be conducted only for operators and assistants who were hired following the last permanent bid session. Routes that were vacated during Temporary Bid Session A shall be made available for Temporary Bid Session B. Temporary Bid Session B shall be conducted immediately following Temporary Bid Session A. Operators and assistants who make a temporary bid at Temporary Bid Session A or B will remain on that route until the next permanent bid session or until the operator or assistant returns. Exceptions to this process must be approved by the Bus Employee Committee. 4. All posting shall be done in compliance with provisions of the Master Contract. Copies of all postings, including back up material, shall be provided to Escambia ESP at the time the posting is placed. 5. Substitutes will not be rotated on routes in a manner which prevents posting and bidding of routes. 6. If an operator or assistant is going to be out at least two (2) weeks, the operators or assistants, in declining seniority, may choose to take his/her run. The substitute will take the operator’s or assistant’s run. This shall be considered a temporary bid. Routes available for temporary bid shall be posted for five (5) days in the regular transportation newsletter (if one is published), via transportation dispatch radio and at fuel sites. The temporary bid shall be awarded at the close of the bid and the route manager shall direct the operator or assistant to assume the route within the next five (5) work days. Operators or assistants on this type of temporary bid shall remain on that route until the employee assigned to the route returns or until the next permanent bid session. Exceptions to this process must be approved by the Bus Employee Committee. No other operator or assistant will be affected. Seniority will be followed. 7. The District will notify the Union of any route assignment changes made in between permanent bid sessions, i.e. operators or assistants who are removed from a route and reassigned, make a successful temporary bid, changes in assigned bus, or changes in schools assigned to a route.

Posting and Bidding. 24.01 When new permanent positions become available, or daily hours in an existing bargaining unit position are increased by one (1. Operators and assistants shall be provided ) or more hours for at least six (6) consecutive weeks, or vacancies occur, notice in their regular transportation newsletter (if one is published), via transportation dispatch radio and at fuel sites when available routes are posted and/or about to be posted. If school is not in session at posting time, notification shall take place by U.S. Mail. Such notice shall also include the date, starting time and location of the bid session. The posting shall also include pertinent basic information (available at vacancy including the time) about the routes being posted (i.e., identifying number of the route, route manager, schools served, estimated route run time, the time and location of the first and last stop in the morning, and the storage location of the bus. For operators and assistants interested in reviewing the entire route, the posted routes shall be available at the Transportation office and posted at the bid session. 2. Posting and bidding for bus operators and bus assistants shall be conducted on an annual basis, followed by a temporary posting and bidding. The Bus Operator bid session shall be conducted during pre-school week of each regular school year. Bus Operators shall assume new route assignments on the first student day of the regular school year. The Bus Assistant bid session shall take place no sooner than two weeks and no later than four weeks following the first student day of the regular school year. Bus Assistants shall assume their new route assignments within five days of the bus assistant bid session. The dates of the bid sessions and schedule for assuming new routes shall be determined by the Bus Employee Committee. The BEC shall be authorized to change the timing of the bid sessions from that stated above if there is agreement by committee members that circumstances warrant such a change. 3. The bidding process shall be conducted as follows: a. Any operator or assistant wishing to bid shall be present at the bid session or shall provide a written proxy to a Transportation manager or another operator or assistant of their choice. b. The most senior operator or assistant present who is on the bid roster shall have the first selection of available vacant routes and the process shall continue in declining seniority order until all routes have been awarded. c. The President of Escambia ESP may appoint two (2) members to witness the bidding process. d. All bids hours will be finalposted within ten (10) working days. Any exceptions to this shall be agreed upon by the Bus Employee Committee. e. Routes which are vacated during a bid session shall be made available for temporary bid until the next posting and permanent bid session (Temporary Bid Session A). Such routes A notice shall be posted as available conspicuously in all school buildings and the bus garage for temporary bid as soon as possible following the bid session, for a period of five (5) working days. Requests for temporary bid shall be honored based on seniority. Operators and assistants with newly awarded routes following Any bargaining unit member may request the permanent bid session shall not be eligible vacancy by sending written notice (bid) to temporarily fill routes which were vacated at that bid session, except for newly hired operators and assistants who were hired following the last permanent bid session, operators and assistants covered under XII.7A. 10, or operators and assistants who were unable to bid. A second temporary bid session (Temporary Bid Session B) shall be conducted only for operators and assistants who were hired following the last permanent bid session. Routes that were vacated during Temporary Bid Session A shall be made available for Temporary Bid Session B. Temporary Bid Session B shall be conducted immediately following Temporary Bid Session A. Operators and assistants who make a temporary bid at Temporary Bid Session A or B will remain on that route until the next permanent bid session or until the operator or assistant returns. Exceptions to this process must be approved by the Bus Employee CommitteeSuperintendent. 4A. During the summer vacation for students, vacancy notices will be posted in the Board office. All posting shall In addition, a copy will be done in compliance with provisions of forwarded to the Master Contract. Copies of all postings, including back up material, shall be provided Association President and to Escambia ESP at the time the posting is placed. 5. Substitutes will not be rotated on routes each member who expresses an interest in a manner which prevents posting and bidding of routes. 6. If an operator different position or assistant is going to be out at least two (2) weeks, the operators or assistants, in declining seniority, may choose to take a transfer in his/her run. The substitute will take letter of intent submitted to the operatorSuperintendent’s or assistant’s runoffice March 1 of each year. This letter of intent shall include the following statement for employees to complete: Employees may apply for such vacancies by filing a written request with the Superintendent. For vacancies occurring after August 1, until the first day of school, the Superintendent need only contact those bargaining unit members who have submitted a letter of intent for the position, and the position may be considered filled within forty-eight (48) hours. Any secondary vacancies may be filled in the same manner. B. Secondary vacancies which may arise from the award of a temporary bid. Routes available for temporary bid shall be posted in accordance with Section 24.01 and 24.01A, above. C. By March 1 of each year, available temporary positions for five (5) days in tractor mowing, lawn mowing, weed-eating, and bus cleaning shall be posted for bid. By June 1 of that same year, a second posting will be made restricted to only tractor mowing, lawn mowing, and weed-eating positions. This provision does not preclude the regular transportation newsletter (if one Administration from having these landscape functions performed by non- bargaining unit person provided that all bargaining unit members on the Board approved mowing list have been offered the required work first. D. By October 1 of each year, available temporary positions for snow removal shall be posted for bid. 24.02 The employee bidding on a vacancy who is published)qualified, via transportation dispatch radio as determined by the local Superintendent, to do the job and at fuel sites. The temporary bid who has the greatest classification seniority shall be awarded at the close vacant position. (Note: The Head Xxxx, Second Xxxx and Xxxx Cashier shall be considered as all being in one classification for seniority purposes for cafeteria assignment and/or cafeteria transfer purposes only). In the event no bid is received from employees in the classification where the vacancy exists, the bidding employee who is qualified, as determined by the Superintendent, to do the job who has the greatest District seniority shall be awarded the vacant position. A. An employee is qualified for a position within the meaning of Section 24.02 above, if he/she is competent to perform the duties stated in the position description, in the opinion of the bid Superintendent. 24.03 In the case of identical seniority and qualifications of two employees, the route manager tie should be broken by the following in the order stated: (1) date of the Board meeting hiring the regular employee, and (2) if that doesn’t break the tie, then it shall direct be broken by using the operator or assistant sum of the last four (4) digits of the employee’s social security numbers for the high number. If the summation of the social security numbers creates a tie, it shall be broken by the toss of a coin. 24.04 No member shall qualify for a second position which would require the Board to assume pay overtime on a regular basis. 24.05 An employee who involuntarily transferred into a classification with a lower rate of top pay shall be placed on the route within step in the next five (5) work days. Operators or assistants on this type new classification which results in the least loss of temporary bid shall remain on pay to the transferring employee; provided however, that route until the employee assigned shall not be placed higher than the third step of the new classification. 24.06 The Superintendent will submit a copy of each posting to the route returns or until the next permanent bid session. Exceptions to this process must be approved by the Bus Employee Committee. No other operator or assistant will be affected. Seniority will be followedAssociation President. 7. The District will notify the Union of any route assignment changes made in between permanent bid sessions, i.e. operators or assistants who are removed from a route and reassigned, make a successful temporary bid, changes in assigned bus, or changes in schools assigned to a route.

Posting and Bidding. 1. Operators and assistants shall be provided notice in their regular transportation newsletter (if one Whenever a vacancy occurs or a new position is published), via transportation dispatch radio and at fuel sites when available routes are posted and/or about to be posted. If school is not in session at posting time, notification shall take place created within the unit covered by U.S. Mail. Such notice shall also include the date, starting time and location of the bid session. The posting shall also include pertinent basic information (available at the time) about the routes being posted (i.e., identifying number of the route, route manager, schools served, estimated route run timethis agreement, the time and location of employee to fill the first and last stop in the morning, and the storage location of the bus. For operators and assistants interested in reviewing the entire route, the posted routes shall be available at the Transportation office and posted at the bid session. 2. Posting and bidding for bus operators and bus assistants shall be conducted on an annual basis, followed by a temporary posting and bidding. The Bus Operator bid session shall be conducted during pre-school week of each regular school year. Bus Operators shall assume vacancy or new route assignments on the first student day of the regular school year. The Bus Assistant bid session shall take place no sooner than two weeks and no later than four weeks following the first student day of the regular school year. Bus Assistants shall assume their new route assignments within five days of the bus assistant bid session. The dates of the bid sessions and schedule for assuming new routes position shall be determined by the Bus Employee Committee. The BEC shall be authorized to change the timing of the bid sessions from that stated above if there is agreement by committee members that circumstances warrant such a change. 3. The bidding process shall be conducted as follows: a. Any operator The Company shall post the Notice of Vacancy on bulletin boards throughout Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station. After a job is posted, it will not be withdrawn or assistant wishing canceled unless mutually agreed to bid shall be present at by the bid session President/Business Manager of Local Union 97, IBEW or shall provide a written proxy to a Transportation manager or another operator or assistant designee. This notice will contain the following information: Job Classification Title Date of their choice.Posting Duties and Requirements Closing Date for Bids Qualifications Name of Supervisor Work Schedule b. The most senior operator President/Business Manager of Local Union 97, IBEW or assistant present who is on designee shall be supplied promptly with a copy of the bid roster shall have the first selection of available vacant routes and the process shall continue in declining seniority order until all routes have been awardedVacancy Posting. c. The President Employees desiring to be considered for the vacancy will make signed application within the seven calendar day period provided on the Vacancy Posting. This application shall set forth their qualifications and shall be made on a form provided by the Company or on standard, letter-sized paper showing the specific vacancy for which the bid is made; name, present title, status, and the bidder’s Company seniority date. This application is to be submitted to the Human Resources Department as noted on the bid. (1) Employees who do not make application within the specified period shall have no right to consideration for the job, but the supervisor or the union representative may submit a bid for an employee who is absent because of Escambia ESP may appoint two vacation, temporary disability or leave of absence. (2) members to witness The Company shall interview and award all jobs within three (3) calendar weeks after the bidding process. d. All bids will be final. Any exceptions to this shall be agreed upon by the Bus Employee Committeeclosing date of bids. e. Routes which A vacancy may be filled without post and bid by mutual agreement between the Company and the President/Business Manager of Local Union 97, IBEW or designee. f. Employees not on regular status are vacated during a not eligible bidders, but they may use the standard bid session shall form to express their interest in vacancies. There is no obligation on the Company to consider such employees, whether or not there are regular bidders. g. Unless modified by mutual agreement, job vacancy awards will be made available for temporary bid until on the next posting and permanent bid session (Temporary Bid Session A). Such routes shall be posted as available for temporary bid as soon as possible following the bid session, for five (5) days. Requests for temporary bid shall be honored based on seniority. Operators and assistants with newly awarded routes following the permanent bid session shall not be eligible to temporarily fill routes which were vacated at that bid session, except for newly hired operators and assistants who were hired following the last permanent bid session, operators and assistants covered under XII.7A. 10, or operators and assistants who were unable to bid. A second temporary bid session (Temporary Bid Session B) shall be conducted only for operators and assistants who were hired following the last permanent bid session. Routes that were vacated during Temporary Bid Session A shall be made available for Temporary Bid Session B. Temporary Bid Session B shall be conducted immediately following Temporary Bid Session A. Operators and assistants who make a temporary bid at Temporary Bid Session A or B will remain on that route until the next permanent bid session or until the operator or assistant returns. Exceptions to this process must be approved by the Bus Employee Committee. 4. All posting shall be done in compliance with provisions of the Master Contract. Copies of all postings, including back up material, shall be provided to Escambia ESP at the time the posting is placed. 5. Substitutes will not be rotated on routes in a manner which prevents posting and bidding of routes. 6. If an operator or assistant is going to be out at least two (2) weeks, the operators or assistants, in declining seniority, may choose to take his/her run. The substitute will take the operator’s or assistant’s run. This shall be considered a temporary bid. Routes available for temporary bid shall be posted for five (5) days in the regular transportation newsletter (if one is published), via transportation dispatch radio and at fuel sites. The temporary bid shall be awarded at the close of the bid and the route manager shall direct the operator or assistant to assume the route within the next five (5) work days. Operators or assistants on this type of temporary bid shall remain on that route until the employee assigned to the route returns or until the next permanent bid session. Exceptions to this process must be approved by the Bus Employee Committee. No other operator or assistant will be affected. Seniority will be followed. 7. The District will notify the Union of any route assignment changes made in between permanent bid sessions, i.e. operators or assistants who are removed from a route and reassigned, make a successful temporary bid, changes in assigned bus, or changes in schools assigned to a route.basis of:

Posting and Bidding. 24.01 When new permanent positions become available, or daily hours in an existing bargaining unit position are increased by one (1. Operators and assistants shall be provided ) or more hours for at least six (6) consecutive weeks, or vacancies occur, notice in their regular transportation newsletter (if one is published), via transportation dispatch radio and at fuel sites when available routes are posted and/or about to be posted. If school is not in session at posting time, notification shall take place by U.S. Mail. Such notice shall also include the date, starting time and location of the bid session. The posting shall also include pertinent basic information (available at vacancy including the time) about the routes being posted (i.e., identifying number of the route, route manager, schools served, estimated route run time, the time and location of the first and last stop in the morning, and the storage location of the bus. For operators and assistants interested in reviewing the entire route, the posted routes shall be available at the Transportation office and posted at the bid session. 2. Posting and bidding for bus operators and bus assistants shall be conducted on an annual basis, followed by a temporary posting and bidding. The Bus Operator bid session shall be conducted during pre-school week of each regular school year. Bus Operators shall assume new route assignments on the first student day of the regular school year. The Bus Assistant bid session shall take place no sooner than two weeks and no later than four weeks following the first student day of the regular school year. Bus Assistants shall assume their new route assignments within five days of the bus assistant bid session. The dates of the bid sessions and schedule for assuming new routes shall be determined by the Bus Employee Committee. The BEC shall be authorized to change the timing of the bid sessions from that stated above if there is agreement by committee members that circumstances warrant such a change. 3. The bidding process shall be conducted as follows: a. Any operator or assistant wishing to bid shall be present at the bid session or shall provide a written proxy to a Transportation manager or another operator or assistant of their choice. b. The most senior operator or assistant present who is on the bid roster shall have the first selection of available vacant routes and the process shall continue in declining seniority order until all routes have been awarded. c. The President of Escambia ESP may appoint two (2) members to witness the bidding process. d. All bids hours will be finalposted within ten (10) working days. Any exceptions to this shall be agreed upon by the Bus Employee Committee. e. Routes which are vacated during a bid session shall be made available for temporary bid until the next posting and permanent bid session (Temporary Bid Session A). Such routes A notice shall be posted as available conspicuously in all school buildings and the bus garage for temporary bid as soon as possible following the bid session, for a period of five (5) working days. Requests for temporary bid shall be honored based on seniority. Operators and assistants with newly awarded routes following Any bargaining unit member may request the permanent bid session shall not be eligible vacancy by sending written notice (bid) to temporarily fill routes which were vacated at that bid session, except for newly hired operators and assistants who were hired following the last permanent bid session, operators and assistants covered under XII.7A. 10, or operators and assistants who were unable to bid. A second temporary bid session (Temporary Bid Session B) shall be conducted only for operators and assistants who were hired following the last permanent bid session. Routes that were vacated during Temporary Bid Session A shall be made available for Temporary Bid Session B. Temporary Bid Session B shall be conducted immediately following Temporary Bid Session A. Operators and assistants who make a temporary bid at Temporary Bid Session A or B will remain on that route until the next permanent bid session or until the operator or assistant returns. Exceptions to this process must be approved by the Bus Employee CommitteeSuperintendent. 4A. During the summer vacation for students, vacancy notices will be posted in the Board office. All posting shall In addition, a copy will be done in compliance with provisions of forwarded to the Master Contract. Copies of all postings, including back up material, shall be provided Association President and to Escambia ESP at the time the posting is placed. 5. Substitutes will not be rotated on routes each member who expresses an interest in a manner which prevents posting and bidding of routes. 6. If an operator different position or assistant is going to be out at least two (2) weeks, the operators or assistants, in declining seniority, may choose to take a transfer in his/her run. The substitute will take letter of intent submitted to the operatorSuperintendent’s or assistant’s runoffice March 1 of each year. This letter of intent shall include the following statement for employees to complete: Employees may apply for such vacancies by filing a written request with the Superintendent. For vacancies occurring after August 1, until the first day of school, the Superintendent need only contact those bargaining unit members who have submitted a letter of intent for the position, and the position may be considered filled within forty-eight (48) hours. Any secondary vacancies may be filled in the same manner. B. Secondary vacancies which may arise from the award of a temporary bid. Routes available for temporary bid shall be posted in accordance with Section 24.01 and 24.01A, above. C. By March 1 of each year, available temporary positions for five (5) days in tractor mowing, lawn mowing, weed-eating, and bus cleaning shall be posted for bid. By June 1 of that same year, a second posting will be made restricted to only tractor mowing, lawn mowing, and weed-eating positions. This provision does not preclude the regular transportation newsletter (if one Administration from having these landscape functions performed by non- bargaining unit person provided that all bargaining unit members on the Board approved mowing list have been offered the required work first. D. By October 1 of each year, available temporary positions for snow removal shall be posted for bid. 24.02 The employee bidding on a vacancy who is published)qualified, via transportation dispatch radio as determined by the local Superintendent, to do the job and at fuel sites. The temporary bid who has the greatest classification seniority shall be awarded at the close vacant position. (Note: The Head Cook, Second Cook and Cook Cashier shall be considered as all being in one classification for seniority purposes for cafeteria assignment and/or cafeteria transfer purposes only). In the event no bid is received from employees in the classification where the vacancy exists, the bidding employee who is qualified, as determined by the Superintendent, to do the job who has the greatest District seniority shall be awarded the vacant position. A. An employee is qualified for a position within the meaning of Section 24.02 above, if he/she is competent to perform the duties stated in the position description, in the opinion of the bid Superintendent. 24.03 In the case of identical seniority and qualifications of two employees, the route manager tie should be broken by the following in the order stated: (1) date of the Board meeting hiring the regular employee, and (2) if that doesn’t break the tie, then it shall direct be broken by using the operator or assistant sum of the last four (4) digits of the employee’s social security numbers for the high number. If the summation of the social security numbers creates a tie, it shall be broken by the toss of a coin. 24.04 No member shall qualify for a second position which would require the Board to assume pay overtime on a regular basis. 24.05 An employee who involuntarily transferred into a classification with a lower rate of top pay shall be placed on the route within step in the next five (5) work days. Operators or assistants on this type new classification which results in the least loss of temporary bid shall remain on pay to the transferring employee; provided however, that route until the employee assigned shall not be placed higher than the third step of the new classification. 24.06 The Superintendent will submit a copy of each posting to the route returns or until the next permanent bid session. Exceptions to this process must be approved by the Bus Employee Committee. No other operator or assistant will be affected. Seniority will be followedAssociation President. 7. The District will notify the Union of any route assignment changes made in between permanent bid sessions, i.e. operators or assistants who are removed from a route and reassigned, make a successful temporary bid, changes in assigned bus, or changes in schools assigned to a route.