SENIOR WORK. 13.1. Any member acting in a senior rank must be qualified for promotion to that rank in accordance with Article 11.3. 13.2. All senior rank vacancies within the Patrol Section shall be immediately filled by the next lower senior rank. No member shall advance more than one rank to fill a senior rank vacancy. If a Staff Sergeant vacancy occurs and a Sergeant is available, that Sergeant shall relieve the Staff Sergeant position. The appointed Constable shall relieve the Sergeant’s position. 13.3. If a vacancy occurs in a supervisory Staff Sergeant or Sergeant’s position for more than three (3) working days in any section other than Patrol, it shall be filled. 13.3.1. Notwithstanding the above, if a vacancy occurs in the Sergeant’s position in the Organized Crime Section or Priority Street Crimes Unit for a complete shift, an Acting Sergeant shall be appointed so long as the Acting Sergeant is supervising two (2) or more other members. If the Major Crimes Section Staff Sergeant is unavailable for a complete shift, an Acting Staff Sergeant shall be appointed. 13.4. Members acting in a senior established rank on a trial basis or for relief purposes shall be appointed to the appropriate temporary acting rank while they are so employed, provided that a member may not hold a temporary acting position continuously at the same rank for a period in excess of six (6) months.
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