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ARTICLE 19: PROMOTIONS, BIDDING, TRANSFERS AND JOB TRAINING <br />Section l: When a vacancy occurs within a job <br />classification covered by the terms of this Agreement, or a new <br />job is created within the meaning of Article 24 <br />of this Agreement, the City shall post a notice of the opening <br />for seven (7) consecutive calendar days on bulletin boards within <br />each department. The notice shall contain the job <br />classification, title, rate of pay, department and a brief job <br />description. Any employee may apply for any such opening posted <br />by filing a written application on forms provided by the City, <br />with the Service Director on or before the last day of the <br />posting period. Any application not timely filed need not be <br />given consideration. <br />Section 2: All timely applications will be reviewed by the <br />City and the job shall be awarded within five (5) working days to <br />the most senior applicant in the next lower classification in the <br />Family of Jobs who has the experience, skill and ability to <br />competently perform the work in question. If two or more <br />employees have substantially equal skill, ability and experience, <br />then seniority shall govern. If no employee who applies has the <br />necessary skill or ability, the City shall have the authority to <br />hire outside the bargaining unit. <br />25 <br />