Seniority in rank shall mean length of time in rank and shall be used for preference in the selections of the Command Officer's vacation periods, acting time as provided in Section 2109.35 (Acting Time), and eligibility to take promotional examinations in the Department.
Department seniority shall be the date of the employee's appointment to the Department of Police Operations and the total length of his continuous service after that date and shall be used for the purpose of determining layoff and recall rights.
Where more than one employee has been appointed to the Department on the same date, then Departmental seniority shall be in accordance with the employee's position on the appointment list. In the event of identical scores on a promotional list, then total Departmental seniority shall apply.