Seniority for purposes of determining layoff and recall from layoff rights shall be based upon an employee's total length of continuous service in the Police Department. Seniority for purposes of determining eligibility to take promotional examinations in the Department shall be based upon an employee's total length of service from the date of appointment to the Police Department. Where more than one employee has been appointed on the same date, then his seniority shall be in accordance with his position on the original appointment list. The employee's service with the City in any Department thereof shall be counted for the purpose of determining the employee's eligibility for all fringe benefits. The City will provide up-to-date seniority lists of the employees included in the bargaining unit upon reasonable request.
In the event an employee is reinstated after having had a break in his continuous service in the Police Department for any reason, he shall be reinstated at the salary step that he was at when he left, provided said employee shall have a new seniority date for the purpose of computation of all fringe benefits. His new seniority date shall be his original date of hire less any break in continuous service. Said employee, if reinstated, in accordance with Civil Service Rules, shall be entitled to full fringe benefits from his first day of re-employment.