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long as the employee is considered qualified to perform the available work and as long as the <br />employee is not in the same job classification. <br />ARTICLE 22 RECALL FROM LAYOFF <br />22.01 Employees shall be recalled in the reverse order of their layoff. An employee on layoff will <br />be given ten (10) calendar days' notice of recall from the date on which the City sends the recall <br />notice to the employee, by certified mail, to his last known address, as shown on the City's records. <br />(It is the employee's responsibility to notify the City of a change of address.) The City will maintain <br />a list of those employees who are laid off for a period of two (2) years. During this period of two (2) <br />years, new bargaining unit employees shall not be hired until all qualified employees on layoff status <br />desiring to work have been recalled, except that this restriction shall not apply to licensed personnel <br />employed at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. <br />22.02 Employees involuntarily transferred to the Division of Refuse and Recycling shall be returned <br />to their original division and classification in reverse order of the transfer when the assignment to the <br />Division of Refuse and Recycling is no longer required. <br />ARTICLE 23 PROMOTION - JOB BIDDING <br />23.01 When Management announces that a vacancy has occurred in a job in the bargaining unit, or <br />a new job is created, the City shall post for seven (7) consecutive working days, on bulletin boards <br />within each division of the bargaining unit, notice of the opening. The notice shall contain the job <br />title, rate of pay, division, briefjob description, minimum qualifications, essential functions and the <br />requirement for testing, if appropriate. If for the duration of the negotiated agreement testing has <br />been previously required for a position, testing shall be required for all subsequent applicants, <br />although the test may change to meet new conditions. All applicants applying for a position at the <br />same time shall be given the same test and all interviews shall be standardized. In the event testing is <br />required, all applicants shall be given the same written and/or practical test. The Union shall receive <br />a copy of each job posting at or before the time of posting. Employees who wish to be considered for <br />the posted job must file a completed Interest in Position form from Human Resources not later than <br />the end of the posting period. Employees who are on paid leave during any portion of a posting <br />period shall be given three (3) days upon their return to apply for a posted position. Applicants from <br />outside the bargaining unit must meet the same qualifications as posted for bargaining unit <br />applicants. If neither bargaining unit nor non -bargaining unit applicants meet all of the <br />qualifications, and the City decides to revise the qualifications, the City shall re -post the revised <br />qualifications within the bargaining unit before offering it to outside applicants. <br />23.02 A posting is valid for two months from date of posting. If the same position becomes vacant <br />within that two -month window, the City will repost the same position for three (3) consecutive <br />working days. New submissions will be considered along with those who previously submitted an <br />interest in position form for the original posting. <br />23.03 The administration shall provide a receipt for all applications timely filed. All applicants will <br />be reviewed by the City and the job awarded within fifteen (15) working days on the basis of <br />experience, skill, ability and seniority to perform the work in question, provided that the City may <br />reject any and all bids, if in its judgment, the applicant(s) are not qualified (as defined above) for the <br />24 <br />