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ARTICLE 23 <br />PERSONNEL REDUCTION <br />23.01 If a personnel reduction is necessary, the Employer shall determine the number of employees <br />and jobs affected in the bargaining unit and retain employees on the basis of job <br />qualifications, length of uninterrupted services as a full-time employee (seniority), and job <br />performance. Other factors being equal in the Emergency Services Director's judgment, <br />seniority, as defined above, shall prevail. Laid -off employees will be recalled within two (2) <br />years of the employee's lay-off date before new employees are hired for future vacancies in <br />the Fire Department, however, the laid -off employee must meet, as a minimum, the basic <br />qualifications (i.e., Fire Standards Certification is current, EMT is active, and/or Paramedic <br />License is active) they held at the time of their separation. Recalled single -role employees <br />will not be required to enter into an employment agreement to become dual certified if <br />recalled within the two-year period. <br />23.02 Laid -off employees shall retain seniority in the Fire Department for a period of two (2) years <br />after lay-off. <br />23.03 An employee shall lose seniority if the employee voluntarily quits or is discharged for cause, <br />immediately upon the employee's last day in a work status. An employee shall be considered <br />a voluntary quit if the employee is absent three (3) consecutive duty shifts without prior <br />approval from, or notification to, the Emergency Services Director or his or her designee. <br />39 <br />