Common use of Fitness Testing Clause in Contracts

Fitness Testing. A. The Physical Fitness Team will be responsible for scheduling and administering voluntary physical fitness assessment tests twice a year at about six-month intervals. The purposes of the tests are to provide employees with information on their levels of fitness and to serve as an incentive to develop good fitness. Fitness test procedures and equipment must be approved by the Chief of Police or his/her designee and individual test sheets will be maintained in a locked file cabinet in the work out facility. Awards will be granted based on participation and performance. B. The Fitness Team will be responsible for the specifics of the testing process under the following procedures. 1. Each employee may earn up to a maximum of 20 hours of Award Time per test, based on their participation and overall performance. In addition, the Department may provide other incentives or award times as recommended by the Fitness Team. Employees may accrue an unlimited amount of award time; however, award time earned under this program is not in any way convertible to cash payment at any time, except as provided in Article 44 (Payment of Benefits Upon Separation or Death). 2. Fitness instructors will conduct physical fitness assessments to determine an employee’s ability to participate in the process and instructors have the authority to refuse an employee’s participation or postpone the test if there is an indication that the employee is ill, injured, or not physically able to participate. 3. Should an employee be injured during the testing process, they shall cease testing and notify the instructor at once. Medical attention should be sought, if needed and appropriate reports completed. 4. Employees may test during regular work hours if scheduling permits or may be granted flex time if they test during non-work hours. 5. In fairness to all employees, the tests must be completed during the time frame specified in the announcement of the tests in order to be eligible for awards. Employees who are required to test because of a job assignment, but who cannot complete the testing during the specified time frame, may complete the test at a later date, but will not receive incentive awards. 6. Part-time employees may participate in the program with the awards being adjusted accordingly. 7. Employees will be notified of their results as well as any awards earned. Files of the results will be retained for employee information, instructor’s program evaluation, and for the Department to gather generalized statistical information.

Fitness Testing. A. The Physical Fitness Team will be responsible for scheduling and administering voluntary physical fitness assessment tests twice a year at about six-month intervals. The purposes of the tests are to provide employees with information on their levels of fitness and to serve as an incentive to develop good fitness. Fitness test procedures and equipment must be approved by the Chief of Police or his/her designee and individual test sheets will be maintained in a locked file cabinet in the work out facility. Awards will be granted based on participation and performance. B. The Fitness Team will be responsible for the specifics of the testing process under the following procedures. 1. Each employee may earn up to a maximum of 20 hours of Award Time award time per test, based on their participation and overall performance. In addition, the Department may provide other incentives or award times as recommended by the Fitness Team. Employees may accrue an unlimited amount of award time; however, award time earned under this program is not in any way convertible to cash payment at any time, except as provided in Article 44 43 (Payment of Benefits Upon Separation or Death). 2. Fitness instructors will conduct physical fitness assessments to determine an employee’s ability to participate in the process and instructors have the authority to refuse an employee’s participation or postpone the test if there is an indication that the employee is ill, injured, or not physically able to participate. 3. Should an employee be injured during the testing process, they shall cease testing and notify the instructor at once. Medical attention should be sought, if needed and appropriate reports completed. 4. Employees may test during regular work hours if scheduling permits permits, or may be granted flex time if they test during non-work hours. 5. In fairness to all employees, the tests must be completed during the time frame specified in the announcement of the tests in order to be eligible for awards. Employees who are required to test because of a job assignment, but who cannot complete the testing during the specified time frame, may complete the test at a later date, but will not receive incentive awards. 6. Part-time employees may participate in the program with the awards being adjusted accordingly. 7. Employees will be notified of their results as well as any awards earned. Files of the results will be retained for employee information, instructor’s program evaluation, and for the Department to gather generalized statistical information.

Fitness Testing. A. The Physical Fitness Team will be responsible for scheduling and administering voluntary physical fitness assessment tests twice a year at about six-six month intervals. The purposes of the tests are to provide employees with information on their levels of fitness and to serve as an incentive to develop good fitness. Fitness test procedures and equipment must be approved by the Chief of Police or his/her designee and individual test sheets will be maintained in a locked file cabinet in the work out facility. Awards will be granted based on participation and performance. B. The Fitness Team will be responsible for the specifics of the testing process under the following procedures. 1. Each employee may earn up to a maximum of 20 hours of Award Time award time per test, based on their participation and overall performance. In addition, the Department may provide other incentives or award times as recommended by the Fitness Team. Employees may accrue an unlimited amount of award time; however, award time earned under this program is not in any way convertible to cash payment at any time, except as provided in Article 44 43 (Payment of Benefits Upon Separation or Death). 2. Fitness instructors will conduct physical fitness assessments to determine an a employee’s ability to participate in the process and instructors have the authority to refuse an employee’s participation or postpone the test if there is an indication that the employee is ill, injured, or not physically able to participate. 3. Should an employee be injured during the testing process, they shall cease testing and notify the instructor at once. Medical attention should be sought, if needed and appropriate reports completed. 4. Employees may test during regular work hours if scheduling permits permits, or may be granted flex time if they test during non-work hours. 5. In fairness to all employees, the tests must be completed during the time frame specified in the announcement of the tests in order to be eligible for awards. Employees who are required to test because of a job assignment, but who cannot complete the testing during the specified time frame, may complete the test at a later date, but will not receive incentive awards. 6. Part-time employees may participate in the program with the awards being adjusted accordingly. 7. Employees will be notified of their results as well as any awards earned. Files of the results will be retained for employee information, instructor’s program evaluation, and for the Department to gather generalized statistical information.