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employees who are laid off for a period of one (1) year. During this period of one (1) year,, new bargaining unit employees shall not be hired'until all qualified employees on layOff status desiring to work have been recalled, except that this restriction shall not apply to licensed personnel employed at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. 22.02 Employees involuntarily transferred to the Division of Refuse and Recycling shall be returned to their original division and classification in reverse order of the transfer when the assignment, to the Division of Refuse and Recycling is no longer required. ARTICLE 23 : PROMOTION- JOB BIDDING 23.01 When Management announces that a vacancy has occurred in a job in the bargaining unit, or a new job is created, the City shall post for five (5) consecutive working days,, on bulletin boards Within each division of the bargaining Unit, notice of the opening. The notice shall Contain the job title, rate of pay, division, brief job description, minimum qualifications, essential functions and the requirement for testing, if appropriate. If for the duration of the negotiated agreement testing has been previously required for a position, testing shall be required for all subsequent applicants, although the test may change to meet new conditions. All applicants applying for a position at the same time shall be given the same test and all interviews shall be standardized. In the event testing is required, all applicants shall be given the same written and/or practical test. The Union shall receive a copy of each job posting at or before the time of posting, Employees who Wish to be considered for the posted job must file a written application With their Operations Manager not later than the end of the posting period. Applicants fi:om outside the bargaining unit must meet the same qualifications as posted for bargaining unit applicants. If neither bargaining unit nor non-bargaining unit applicants meet all of the qualifications, and the City decides to revise the qualifications, the City shall re-post the revised qualifications within the bargaining unit before offering it to outside applicants. 23.02 The administration shall provide a receipt for all applications timely filed. All 'applicants will be reviewed by the City and the job awarded within ten (10) working days on the basis of eXperience, skill, ability and seniority to perform the work in question, provided that the City'may reject any and all bids, if in its judgement, the applicant(s) are not qualified (as defined above) for the job. If the skill, ability and experience of two (2) or more employees are substantially equal, seniority shall govern; By the end of the tenth (10th) working day, a notice shall be posted showing the name of the applicant selected for the opening and the date the applicant is scheduled to start at the new position, or indicating that no employee was selected. In the event no bargaining unit is selected, each employee who bid will receive a written notice explaining their nOn-selection. As soon as a selection is made, the City shall provide the Union with a list of employees who bid, with each person's date of hire, along With the name of the employee selected. If the Union believes an employee has not been given due consideration for a promotion, the Union may submit a written Step HI grievance to the Human Resources Administrator within, five (5) calendar days. Upon receipt of the grievance, the Human Resources Administrator will conduct a hearing pursuant to Article 10. 23.03 An employee awarded a job under these provisions must successfully complete a physical examination and, upon completion of the aforementiOned, will be given reasonable help and supervision, and shall be allowed a reasonable period of time to qualify, but not more than (90) calendar days. The employee will be considered to have qualified on the new job when the employee .has satisfactorily 19