Assignment of Chief Officers within the Department will continue to be the responsibility of the Chief/Director who shall determine the number and levels of command needed in the various bureaus. Line Battalion Chief vacancies will be put up for bid and will be filled by seniority only, with the following exception: Chief Officers transferring from staff back to line assignments will be able to return to their previous position. If their seniority qualifies them for a senior battalion position, they shall be able to displace the least senior of the three senior line chiefs. Transfers for the purpose of balancing the shift man power shall be by reverse seniority. The Chief/Director reserves the right to transfer any Chief for the good and order of the Department.
The Chief/Director of the Department shall give any member covered in this Agreement fourteen (14) days' notice prior to re- assignment. The member may request, in writing, a meeting with the Chief/Director to discuss the new assignment.