ATCEMS EA Meet & Confer Agreement 2018

duration of at least one (1) hour per academy class. The ASSOCIATION shall be permitted to provide each academy class with lunch at the discretion of the ASSOCIATION.

Authorized ASSOCIATION Activity

Section 6.

The flexibility for ASSOCIATION activity authorized in this Article is dependent upon work downtime when personal activities would otherwise be appropriate and permissible under Department and CITY standards.

ASSOCIATION Participation in Workforce Collaboration Groups

Section 7.

Definitions - as used in this Article:

a)

Committee -ASSOCIATION group appointed by the ASSOCIATION

(1)

President governed by the ASSOCIATION Bylaws

Workgroup - Departmental group appointed solely by the Chief or his

(2)

designee

(3) Taskforce - Joint group consisting of personnel appointed in equal numbers by the Chief and the ASSOCIATION President

b) Workforce Collaboration Group-

The ASSOCIATION recognizes the managerial prerogative to establish groups of employees to develop solutions for various issues unimpeded.

The ASSOCIATION and the CITY have a vested interest in collaborating to improve the service delivery to the citizens we serve and to improve the working conditions for employees. Only items that result from the Taskforce collaboration may be reported by the CITY or the ASSOCIATION as having the joint support of both the ASSOCIATION and the Department.

ARTICLE 12 PROMOTIONS

FIELD DWISION

PART A.

Clinical Specialist - Field

Section 1.

Promotional Procedure for Clinical Specialist - Field

a)

(1) Positions in the classification of Clinical Specialist - Field shall be filled from an eligibility list created by a promotional procedure consisting ofa written examination and, at the discretion of the Chief, may include a Technical Skills Evaluation conducted in accordance with this Article. (2) For each promotional cycle for Clinical Specialist - Field, the Chief will 14