RES 83-015 RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE 1983 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO, 320, REPRESENTING THE ST. ANTHONY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY

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-6- This 6-- This AGREEMENT is subject to the laws of the United States , the State of Minnesota and the City of St. Anthony Ordinances . In the event any provision of this AGREEMENT shall be held to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction from whose final judgment or decree no appeal has been taken within the time provided, such pro- visions shall be voided. All other provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The voided provision may be re-negotiated at the written request of either party. All other provisions of this AGREE- MENT shall continue in full force and effect. ARTICLE IX SENIORITY 9 . 1 Seniority shall be determined by the employee' s length of con- tinuous employment with the Fire Department and posted in an appropriate location. Seniority rosters may be maintained by the Chief on the basis of time in grade and time within specific classifications. New employees shall be on a six month pro- bationary period. The employee shall be certified after that time unless in the opinion of the Fire Chief , additional train- ing is necessary before certification. Seniority shall be according to time and date of hire. In the case of two employees hired at the same time , one shall be senior in seniority . In case two or more were hired at the same time , seniority shall be determined by lottery (such as a flip of a coin or the draw- ing of a card) . A seniority list shall be established for all employees and a copy of that list forwarded to the UNION office. 9 . 2 During the probationary period a newly hired or re-hired employee may be discharged at the sole discretion of the EMPLOYER. During the probationary period a promoted or re-assigned employee may be replaced in his/her previous position at the sole discretion of the EMPLOYER. 9 . 3 A reduction of work force will be accomplished on the basis of seniority. Employees shall be recalled from layoff on the basis of seniority . An employee on layoff shall have an opportunity • to return to work within two years of the time of his/her lay- off before any new employee is hired. 9 . 4 Vacation periods shall be selected on the basis of seniority until March 15th of each calendar year.