Common use of Route Assignment Clause in Contracts

Route Assignment. All transportation department employees shall receive, prior to the last student school day, a notice indicating the date, time and place for the annual route bid. Routes containing the bus number, rural area, designated town stops, and the total number of hours shall be posted in the transportation office for the review by all drivers no later than three (3) work days prior to the annual bid date. The annual route bidding shall commence at 9:00 a.m. at the designated building where the routes for bid can be viewed by all regular drivers. For bid eligibility a driver must have passed his/her annual physical prior to the routes being posted as indicated in "2" of this section during each year of this agreement. Drivers will bid in order of his/her job classification seniority and be allowed no more than ten (10) minutes to exercise his/her selection. If a driver does not make his/her selection in the allotted time, he/she shall then be allowed to bid on the remaining routes after all the drivers have had an initial opportunity to bid. A driver who cannot be present may cause his/her bid to be exercised by the Local President or the President's designee. All proxies must be in writing, dated and signed by the driver. An eligible driver who is absent during the bidding process shall be assigned to a route by the union and shall not have the right to redress action in the bidding process against the union or Board. The Local President and/or his/her designee(s) and the OAPSE representative are invited to meet during the summer with transportation department representatives to review the route development progress and to make suggestions, which may assist in making route identification more efficient. If a permanent vacancy occurs prior to January 1 of the school year due to termination of employment, retirement or for any other reason, the Board "shall fill said vacancy for the balance of the school year with a permanent replacement. A permanent vacancy shall be posted for not less than five (5) working days prior to Christmas break. The transportation supervisor along with the Association President will hold a mass bid prior to January 1. After January 1, the Board may fill said vacancy with a permanent replacement or if the Board has exhausted all efforts to fill the vacancy with a permanent replacement and the route is still vacant the Board may us a substitute. Extra routes start at the top of the seniority list whenever a new route becomes available during the school year and at the beginning of the school year. Each member shall be required to follow the rules and regulations established by the Division of Transportation, Ohio Department of Education and the Board of Education. The transportation supervisor shall establish the times for regular routes including pre-trip inspections on or before October 15 of each school year. Thereafter, each member shall be paid based upon that established time unless otherwise approved by the transportation supervisor in writing.

Route Assignment. A. All transportation department employees shall receive, prior to the last student school day, a notice indicating the date, time and place for the annual route bid. . B. Routes containing the bus number, rural area, designated town stops, and the total number of hours shall be posted in the transportation office for the review by all drivers no later than three (3) work days prior to the annual bid date. . C. The annual route bidding shall commence at 9:00 a.m. 9:00a.m. at the designated building where the routes for bid can be viewed by all regular drivers. . D. For bid eligibility a driver must have passed his/her annual physical prior to the routes being posted as indicated in "2B" of this section during each year of this agreement. . E. Drivers will bid in order of his/her job classification seniority and be allowed no more than ten (10) minutes to exercise his/her selection. If a driver does not make his/her selection in the allotted time, he/she shall then be allowed to bid on the remaining routes after all the drivers have had an initial opportunity to bid. . F. A driver who cannot be present may cause his/her bid to be exercised by the Local President or the President's designee. All proxies must be in writing, dated and signed by the driver. An eligible driver who is absent during the bidding process shall be assigned to a route by the union and shall not have the right to redress action in the bidding process against the union or Board. . G. The Local President and/or his/her designee(s) and the OAPSE representative are invited to meet during the summer with transportation department representatives to review the route development progress and to make suggestions, which may assist in making route identification more efficient. . H. If a permanent vacancy occurs prior to January 1 of the school year due to termination of employment, retirement or for any other reason, the Board "shall fill said vacancy for the balance of the school year with a permanent replacement. A permanent vacancy shall be posted for not less than five (5) working days prior to Christmas break. The transportation supervisor along with the Association President will hold a mass bid prior to January 1. After January 1, the Board may fill said vacancy with a permanent replacement or if the Board has exhausted all efforts to fill the vacancy with a permanent replacement and the route is still vacant the Board may us a substitute. Extra routes start at the top of the seniority list whenever a new route becomes available during the school year and at the beginning of the school year. . I. Each member shall be required to follow the rules and regulations established by the Division of Transportation, Ohio Department of Education and the Board of Education. . J. The transportation supervisor shall establish the times for regular routes including pre-trip inspections on or before October 15 of each school year. Thereafter, each member shall be paid based upon that established time unless otherwise approved by the transportation supervisor in writing.