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ARTICLE 14 PROMOTIONS. BIDDING. TRANSFERS AND JOB TRAINING Section 1. Within ten (10) days of when a vacancy occurs within a job classification covered by the terms of this Agreement, or a new job is created within the meaning of Article 18 of this Agreement, the City shall post a notice of the opening for seven (7) consecutive calendar days on bulletin boards within each department. If the City determines that it will not fill a vacant position it will so notify the Union within ten (10) days of when the position became vacant The notice shall contain the job classification, title, rate of pay, department and a brief job description. Any employee may apply for any such opening posted by filing a written application on forms provided by the City, with the appropriate Director on or before the last day of the posting periad. Any application not timely filed need not be given consideration. Whenever the City anticipates that a position within a classification that is covered by this collective bargaining agreement is currently occupied will become open within thirty (30) working days as a result of a retirement, termination, resignation or as a result of another job posting and the City determines that the position will be retained or filled, it may be permitted to post the position and classification for a period of seven (7) consecutive working days and award the position. Section 2. All timely applications will be reviewed by the City and the job shall be awarded within five (5) working days to the most senior applicant who possess the skill and ability to perform the job, except those employees moving to a lower rated classification or moving laterally shall be awarded the job in preference to employees seeking a promotion. If no employee who appiies has the necessary skill or ability, the City shall have the aufihority to hire outside the bargaining unit. If the City chooses to test an employee, the objective portion of testing a employee's skill and ability to operate equipment, sha(I be given in a fair and equitable manner and will be given on equipment that is required to be used +n the job classification. Effective June 1,1995 through the duration of this agreement, regular full-time Clerical and Technical Unit personnel may bid on jobs in the Service Waste Water Unit providing no eligible employee within that unit has bid on the job. Job postings for Service / Waste Water unit positions will be posted at the bulletin board locations cited in Article 5. Employees awarded 19