PROMOTIONS WITHIN THE BARGAINING UNIT. 1. When a job vacancy is frozen and there is a promotional eligible list in effect, the list will not be allowed to expire if it can be shown that the purpose of freezing the vacancy is solely to pass over those employees on the list. 2. Employees interviewed for promotional opportunities, shall be notified of their acceptance or rejection, within a reasonable time. Employees interviewed and rejected for promotional opportunities will be counseled by the Department as to the reasons for such rejection, if such is requested by the employee. 3. In cases when there is no examination required for a promotion, County Policy shall be to first consider present employees, provided the employee applying meets all requirements and is fully qualified. 4. All interviews for bargaining unit positions shall be conducted in compliance with Miami-Dade County Procedures Manual Structured Interview Process and the established Departmental Standard Operating Procedure (DSOP). 5. Employees who wish to transfer to an approved/authorized vacancy, shall be considered in accordance with the Departmental Standard Operating Procedure (DSOP). Vacancies will be filled through a competitive selection process. When two (2) equally qualified employees are being considered for the vacancy, the employee with the most seniority, when feasible, will be given preference.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement