ARTICLE 12 Seniority Flashcards
Section 1. Seniority Defined.
Seniority in this Article shall be defined as __________. All other factors being equal, seniority is the determining factor in the
assignment of _______ and _______and operates within a section, unit, or detail for
purposes of this Article. Assignment of sections or districts shall not be subject to the provisions
of this Article, except in Section 6.
the length of service by an officer within his civil
service classification
relief days
vacation days
Section 2. Six-Month Requirement.
When an Officer transfers from one s_____, u____, or d_____ to another, there shall be no bumping
of a less senior officer out of relief days or vacation days to which the less senior officer has
been assigned. However, when premium relief days become open, the incoming officer,
including Officers newly-promoted, may, after serving in the section, unit, or detail for six (6)
months, then exercise his seniority in bidding for the premium relief days.
section,
unit,
or detail to another
Section 3. “All Other Things Being Equal” Defined.
“All other factors being equal” is intended to relate to the ________ of an officer. In the
event an Officer is denied premium relief days because of “unequal factors”, it shall not be for an
isolated instance of poor or substandard performance, but it may come about because of a
_______________.
total performance
consistent pattern of overall substandard performance
Section 5. Seniority Tie-Breaker.
Seniority shall be a factor in promotions and layoff or recall consistent with State law and City
ordinances and regulations. In the event of a tie in the seniority of two or more officers, the
__________________shall be the senior.
officer placing highest on the hiring or promotional list
When an assignment is declared vacant in a section of the Day (A Shift), Evening (B Shift), Dog
Watch (C Shift), or the D shift (when established) of the Patrol Division, the opening shall be awarded to the _______________who voluntarily requests
that assignment.
most senior officer on that shift of the applicable rank
In the event no officer of the applicable rank from that shift requests the assignment, any officer of applicable rank from the remaining shifts may request the position and it shall be awarded to the most senior officer. If the only officers voluntarily requesting the
assignment have not been assigned to one of the Patrol Division shifts for six months, the position shall be awarded to the ________________.
officer whose seniority rights will be reinstated soonest, regardless of their actual seniority on the Department.
True or False: Detectives assigned to the Patrol Division as Uniformed Evidence Detectives shall participate in
the same SCHARDS system as Patrol Officers.
False: Detectives assigned to the Patrol Division as Uniformed Evidence Detectives shall participate in
a separate SCHARDS system.
Any officer covered by this Section may be removed from a position he occupies to another
position within the specified shifts, provided such is done on the basis of ______________. Probationary officers have no protection under this
article. The _________ or ___________ controls probationary officer assignments.
reverse seniority (i.e., beginning with the least senior person)
Manpower Allocation Detail or the FTO Coordinator
