Article 48 Seniority

ARTICLE 48 SENIORITY

Section 1. Seniority shall consist of continuous accumulated paid service as a Law Enforcement Officer with the Coral Springs Police Department. Seniority shall be computed from the date of appointment in each rank. Seniority shall accumulate during absence because of illness, injury, vacation, military leave, or other authorized leave, not to exceed 12 calendar weeks per year.

Section 2. Application

A. Seniority for officers joining the Coral Springs Police Department shall be based on the date of swearing in as a Law Enforcement Officer.

B. In the event that more than one recruit graduates from the Police Academy on the same date, sworn in on the same day at the same time, seniority shall be determined by using their final academy ranking.

C. If a previously Florida certified, officer is sworn in along with the newly certified Academy graduate, the person with the previous Florida certification will automatically have seniority.

D. Should several previously certified, officers be sworn in on the same date and at the same time, seniority shall be based on the number of years of prior experience as a police officer, except that Florida certification shall take precedence over out of state certification.

Section 3. Seniority as defined in this Article shall govern the following:

A. Vacation requests for holidays shall be made ninety (90) days prior to the first day of the vacation dates being requested. Such requests shall be granted based on seniority.

B. Seniority shall be one of the criteria used for selection of Road Patrol shifts.