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