Action Plans for Future Promotions. A. Unless requested otherwise by a passed-over candidate with identified performance deficiencies, the Chief and the candidate’s captain, in consultation with the candidate, will prepare an action plan setting forth proposed steps that the candidate can take to address the concerns set forth in the feedback meeting. The design and contents of the final action plan shall be at the Chief’s discretion and both the candidate and the Chief shall sign the plan. A passed-over candidate may not grieve the design and contents of the final action plan.
B. The plan shall be composed of objective elements and be possible to complete with reasonable effort within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days. The candidate’s captain shall meet with the candidate at least every thirty (30) calendar days to review the candidate’s progress. If the action plan has been successfully completed, the candidate shall be so notified.
C. If, after a total of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days, the Chief decides the candidate has not successfully completed the action plan, the Chief may, upon notice to the candidate and the Association, exempt the candidate from consideration for promotion and remove the candidate from the eligible list. The candidate may appeal this decision using the grievance procedure of this Agreement.
D. If a passed-over candidate who has been advised of perceived deficiencies chooses not to participate in the action plan process or fails to sign the action plan, the Chief may, upon notice to the candidate and the Association, exempt the candidate from consideration for promotion and the candidate will be removed from the eligible list.
Action Plans for Future Promotions. 7 A. Unless requested otherwise by a passed-over candidate with identified 8 performance deficiencies, the Chief and the candidate’s captain, in 9 consultation with the candidate, will prepare an action plan setting forth 10 proposed steps that the candidate can take to address the concerns set forth 11 in the feedback meeting. The design and contents of the final action plan 12 shall be at the Chief’s discretion and both the candidate and the Chief shall 13 sign the plan. A passed-over candidate may not grieve the design and 14 contents of the final action plan.
15 B. The plan shall be composed of objective elements and be possible to 16 complete with reasonable effort within one hundred eighty (180) calendar 17 days. The candidate’s captain shall meet with the candidate at least every 18 thirty (30) calendar days to review the candidate’s progress. If the action 19 plan has been successfully completed, the candidate shall be so notified.
20 C. If, after a total of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days, the Chief decides 21 the candidate has not successfully completed the action plan, the Chief may, 22 upon notice to the candidate and the Association, exempt the candidate from 23 consideration for promotion and remove the candidate from the eligible list.
