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Section 1. The Village will not be forced to hire into a vacancy; however, no new hires will be added in the affected Division until the vacancy is filled as per Article 10, Section 7. Section 2. Job Posting - When the Village Board determines that a vacancy exists due to discharge, retirement, quit, or expansion of the operation or similar circumstances; the vacant job classification shall be posted on bulletin boards for a period of five (5) workdays. Every reasonable effort will be made to fill the vacancy no later than fourteen (14) days following the closing of the posting process from a list, if any, of those eligible employees who have filed timely applications. ARTICLE 15-WAGES Section 1. Wages for the period of June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027 shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth in Appendix A, which reflects a 5% across the board increase over the prior years wage rate. Section 2. Wages for the period of June 1, 2027, through May 31, 2028 shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth in Appendix A, which reflects a 4% across the board increase over the prior years wage rate. Section 3. Wages for the period of June 1, 2028 through May 31, 2029 shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth in Appendix A, which reflects a 4% across the board increase over the prior years wage rate. Section 4. Wages for the Water/Sewer Lead will be equalized with the Wastewater lead ($40.54) prior to any across the board increases. Section 5. Employees in the Streets Department shall receive a Plow Season differential of one dollar ($1.00) per hour added to their regular hourly rate, for all overtime and call out hours worked between November 1st and April 1st. The Plow season differential shall be included in any calculations covered in Article 12 of this agreement. ARTICLE 16 - LONGEVITY PAY Section 1. Each employee represented by the bargaining unit shall be entitled to longevity pay in accordance with the following schedule: Upon completion of: 5 - 9 years 650.00 10-14years 750.00 15-19years 850.00 20 - 24 years 950.00 25 - 29 years 1050.00 30 years and over 1200.00 16