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ARTICLE 18 <br /> VACANCIES AND PROMOTIONS <br /> 18 . 01 The decision whether or not to fill a bargaining unit vacancy shall be within the sole <br /> discretion of the Emergency Services Director . Should the Director decide to fill the <br /> vacancy , the filling of the vacancy shall be in accordance with the District Personnel Rules <br /> and Regulations , except as modified herein . <br /> 18 . 02 The Promotion Board shall be composed of the Fire Chief, Bureau Chief, three ( 3 ) Battalion <br /> Chiefs , three (3 ) Captains , and one ( 1 ) member of the Union who will be elected by the <br /> bargaining unit . The Promotion Board shall rank the candidates , and forward the top three <br /> ranked candidates to the Emergency Services Director , based upon the following factors : <br /> job performance , examination scores , working out of classification, disciplinary record , <br /> college degrees , educational courses , training , certification , and years of service . The <br /> rankings shall be determined based upon a point system formulated by the Promotion Board . <br /> The Emergency Services Director shall select from the top three ranked candidates the <br /> individual he believes , in his discretion , is most qualified for the position . <br /> 18 . 03 Each employee covered hereunder shall annually receive a written evaluation assessing his <br /> performance of the essential functions of the employee ' s job . The appraisal form shall be <br /> developed by the Employer and the Union . <br /> 18 . 04 Newly hired employees shall serve an initial probationary period of one year . Newly hired <br /> probationary employees may be dismissed at any time at the discretion of the County and are <br /> not entitled to use the grievance/arbitration procedures relating to their discipline or <br /> discharge , and are not entitled to payments of sick leave or vacation leave at time of <br /> termination . <br /> 18 . 05 Employees who are promoted shall serve a promotion trial period of six months . If an <br /> employee who is serving a trial period incurred as a result of a promotion is found to be <br /> unqualified to perform the duties of the higher position , a good faith effort will be made to <br />