VR Officers 2012 Bids

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All VACATION RELIEF OFFICERS

Subject: OFFICER VACATION RELIEF BIDS

The 2012 VR BID package will be available on November 28, 2011. Post & Bid V/R Officers must pick up the VR package on this date and begin making their bid selections. This V/R package will be due back in Personnel Assignments by 1600 hours on Friday December 9, 2011. Your VR package reflecting your bid results can be picked up in Personnel Assignments on Tuesday December 20, 2011. You will have to make a copy of your VR package.

You must complete the forms correctly. Any errors could result in not obtaining the desired schedule and/or being placed in a schedule at management’s discretion. Pay close attention to the dates. Mark your choices by placing a 1 (first choice), 2 (second choice), 3 (third choice) and so on until you have made all your selections for that specific vacation period. When you start with the next vacation period you will start again with the 1 (first choice), 2 (second choice), 3 (third choice) you will continue this selection process for each vacation period. Each vacation period is a 3-week block, whether it’s a 3-weeker or 1-weeker that totals 3-weeks. If you are unable to complete a 3-week block you will be assigned at management’s discretion for that open period.

If you select a 1-weeker on a certain date as your first choice, make sure you don’t select a 3-weeker that starts on the same date as the 1-weeker. You will be given the 3-weeker (the 3-weeker takes precedence over the 1-weeker).

If you start a 3-week set with a 1-week selection, then you must continue to select 1- weekers to complete the set. Do not breakup 3-week vacation assignments in any fashion.

The Master Assignment Roster is available on the Personnel Assignments link, which will assist you to find exactly what each relief position consists of.

It is your responsibility to read the movement sheets each week to check for changes due to the increased number of job changes as a result of the Continuous Post & Bid process. Check to ascertain if the person you bid for got a job change, retired, is out long term sick, etc. Also, you are encouraged to check with the person you bid for (preferably a month or more early) to ascertain if they canceled their vacation or any parts of their vacation, or if they got a job change or if they have a job change pending. In the event that any of the aforementioned situations occur, you must report to Personnel Assignments three weeks prior to the effective date of the assignment to make another selection. If you fail to report to Personnel Assignments and make no other selection you will be scheduled at management’s discretion without regards to watch and RDO’s.

If you have any questions contact Personnel Assignments at extension 4121.