Specific and Exclusive Management Rights. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Port reserves the following specific and exclusive management rights:
(a) To recruit, assign, transfer, or promote members to positions within the Department, including the assignment of employees to specific jobs;
(b) To suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against members for just cause;
(c) To determine the keeping of records;
(d) To establish employment qualifications for new employee applicants, to determine the job content and/or job duties of employees, and to execute the combination or consolidation of jobs;
(e) To determine the mission, methods, processes, means, policies, and personnel necessary for providing service and Department operations, including, but not limited to: determining the increase, diminution, or change of operations, in whole or in part, including the introduction of any and all new, improved, automated methods of equipment; and making facility changes;
(f) To control the Departmental budget, and if deemed appropriate by the Port, to implement a reduction in force;
(g) To schedule training, work, and overtime as required in a manner most advantageous to the Department and consistent with requirements of municipal employment and public safety, subject to the provisions of this Agreement;
(h) To establish reasonable work rules, and to modify training;
(i) To approve all employees’ vacation and other leaves;
(j) To take whatever actions are necessary in emergencies in order to assure the proper functioning of the Department; and
(k) To manage and operate its Departments, except as may be limited by provisions of this Agreement.
Specific and Exclusive Management Rights. Subject to the provisions of this agreement, the Port reserves the right:
a. To recruit, assign, transfer, or promote members to positions within the Department, including the assignment of employees to specific jobs;
b. To suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against members for just cause;
c. To direct and evaluate the performance of work;
d. To determine the keeping of records;
e. To determine the job content and/or job duties of employees, with the condition that job content and job duties are consistent with generally recognized Department functions;
f. To determine methods, processes, means, and personnel necessary for providing service and Departmental operations, including but not limited to: determining the increase, diminution, or change of operations or fire equipment, in whole or in part, including the introduction of any and all new, improved, automated methods of equipment;
g. To control the Departmental budget, and if deemed appropriate by the Port, to implement reduction in force;
h. To schedule work as required in a manner most advantageous to the Department and consistent with requirements of municipal employment and public safety, subject to the provisions of this Agreement;
i. To take whatever actions are necessary in emergencies in order to assure the proper functioning of the Department; and
j. To manage and operate its Departments except as may be limited by provisions of this Agreement and applicable law.
Specific and Exclusive Management Rights. Subject to provisions of this Agreement, the City reserves the following specific and exclusive management rights:
