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City proposes vertical classification system; union seeks grandfathering and promotion protections
Summary
City negotiators proposed consolidating divisions into a vertical classification system and prioritizing paramedic-certified applicants for current vacancies; firefighters asked for grandfathering protections for existing prevention staff and clarification on promotional lists.
During bargaining on Sept. 17 the city presented conceptual language to move to a vertical classification system that would eliminate some written division distinctions in the classification table and rely on a single promotional process.
The Agency official described the idea as a simplification: classifications would be a single vertical system and promotional opportunities would be filled by those immediately below the vacancy after…
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