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Division Chief working a day in-between their Division's Duty Days, will have the primary responsibility for covering the leave of the scheduled duty Division Chief. When there is not an "in-between" Division Chief working, emergency coverage will be maintained by the other Chief Officers as directed by the Fire Chief. 14.3 Acting Division Chiefs Actors will be used for the extended absences (but not due to vacation or administrative leave) of one or more Chief Officers. Extended absences for Operations Division Chiefs are defined as more than ten (10) shifts. If the extended absence is known at the outset and scheduled leaves may further hinder emergency coverage, the actor may be appointed at the outset. Section 15. Disciplinary Procedures 15.1 All employees covered by the City's Management/Confidential Compensation Plan are subject to disciplinary action. 15.2 An employee may be dismissed from employment, suspended without pay, or demoted. An employee's pay or accrued leave balance may be reduced. An employee may receive a written or verbal reprimand. No employee who is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act shall be suspended, or have his/her pay reduced, for less than five working days for reasons other than for violations of safety rules of major significance. 15.3 When discipline involves suspension without pay, a reduction in pay, a reduction in an accrued leave balance, demotion or dismissal, the following procedures shall apply. A. The Fire Chief shall give written notice of the proposed disciplinary action to the employee. Such notice shall include a statement of the reason(s) for the proposed action and charge(s) being considered. The employee shall be provided a copy of the documents or materials upon which the proposed disciplinary action is based. For the purposes of this subsection and subsection B? if the employee being disciplined is the Fire Chief, the Joint Executive Director's shall be considered the department head. B. Within five working days after the employee has received the written notice and the documents/materials described above, the employee shall have the right to respond to the Fire Chief or the Fire Chiefs designee conceming the proposed disciplinary action. The Fire Chief may extend the time in which to respond. The employee's response to the Fire Chief may be oral or in writing, at the employee's option. C. As to any employee other than the Fire Chief, following the Fire Chiefs receipt of the employee's response, or if the employee does not respond, the Fire Chief may recommend to the Joint Executive Directors that disciplinary action be -12-