Common use of Good Faith Effort Clause in Contracts

Good Faith Effort. Conditional Employees shall make a good faith effort to obtain and maintain their certification as paramedics. A Conditional Employee’s failure to make, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort to obtain or maintain their paramedic certification shall constitute cause for termination. If a non-probationary Conditional Employee believes that the Fire Chief’s determination that the Conditional Employee has not made a good faith effort to obtain/maintain certification as an EMT-B or as an EMT-P is arbitrary and unreasonable, the non-probationary Conditional Employee may file a grievance over this issue in accordance with Article VI of this Agreement. A non-probationary employee who makes, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort but nevertheless fails to successfully obtain/maintain EMT-B certification shall be given one additional opportunity to obtain/maintain same. Similarly, a non-probationary Conditional Employee who makes, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort but nevertheless fails to successfully obtain/maintain his paramedic certification shall be given one additional opportunity to retake the necessary courses (provided one of the resource hospitals which the Department has used in the past accepts the employee for such retraining), and/or retake examinations the number of times authorized by law (provided the appropriate representative of the applicable resource hospital has approved the retaking of the examination). If such employee obtains or retains certification as an EMT-B or EMT-P, the Village will refund to the employee upon submission of appropriate receipts evidencing payment for the direct costs for the retraining, such as tuition, fees, books, etc., provided that expenses for mileage and meals shall not be reimbursed. Time spent in such retraining outside the Conditional Employee’s regularly scheduled hours of work shall not be considered compensable time for any purpose. A non- probationary Conditional Employee’s failure to obtain or maintain certification as an EMT-B or EMT-P, whichever is applicable, after being given one additional opportunity shall constitute cause for termination.

Good Faith Effort. Conditional Employees shall make a good faith effort to obtain and maintain their certification as paramedics. A Conditional Employee’s failure to make, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort to obtain or maintain their paramedic certification shall constitute cause for termination. If a non-probationary Conditional Employee believes that the Fire Chief’s determination that the Conditional Employee has not made a good faith effort to obtain/maintain certification as an EMT-B or as an EMT-P is arbitrary and unreasonable, the non-non- probationary Conditional Employee may file a grievance over this issue in accordance with Article VI of this Agreement. A non-probationary employee who makes, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort but nevertheless fails to successfully obtain/maintain EMT-B certification shall be given one additional opportunity to obtain/maintain same. Similarly, a non-probationary Conditional Employee who makes, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort but nevertheless fails to successfully obtain/maintain his paramedic certification shall be given one additional opportunity to retake the necessary courses (provided one of the resource hospitals which the Department has used in the past accepts the employee for such retraining), and/or retake examinations the number of times authorized by law (provided the appropriate representative of the applicable resource hospital has approved the retaking of the examination). If such employee obtains or retains certification as an EMT-B or EMT-P, the Village will refund to the employee upon submission of appropriate receipts evidencing payment for the direct costs for the retraining, such as tuition, fees, books, etc., provided that expenses for mileage and meals shall not be reimbursed. Time spent in such retraining outside the Conditional Employee’s regularly scheduled hours of work shall not be considered compensable time for any purpose. A non- non-probationary Conditional Employee’s failure to obtain or maintain certification as an EMT-B or EMT-P, whichever is applicable, after being given one additional opportunity shall constitute cause for termination.

Good Faith Effort. Conditional Employees shall make a good faith effort to obtain and maintain their certification licensure as paramedics. A Conditional EmployeeEMT-P or EMT-B. An employee’s failure to make, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort to obtain or maintain their paramedic certification EMT-B or EMT-P licensure shall constitute cause for termination, subject to the provisions of Article XX. If a non-probationary Conditional Employee an employee believes that the Fire Chief’s determination that the Conditional Employee employee has not made a good faith effort to obtain/maintain certification licensure as an EMT-B or as an EMT-P is arbitrary and unreasonable, the non-probationary Conditional Employee employee may file a grievance over this issue in accordance with Article VI XIII of this Agreement. A non-probationary An employee who makes, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort but nevertheless fails to successfully obtain/maintain EMT-B certification or EMT-P licensure, shall be given one additional opportunity to obtain/maintain same. Similarly, a non-probationary Conditional Employee who makes, in the Fire Chief’s judgment, a good faith effort but nevertheless fails to successfully obtain/maintain his paramedic certification shall be given one additional opportunity to retake the necessary courses area(s) of deficiency or failure only (provided one of the resource hospitals which the Department has used in the past accepts the employee for such retrainingtraining), and/or retake examinations the number of times authorized by law (provided the appropriate representative of the applicable resource hospital has approved the retaking of the examination). If such employee obtains or retains certification licensure as an EMT-B or EMT-P, the Village will refund to the employee upon submission of appropriate receipts evidencing payment for the direct costs for the retraining, such as tuition, fees, books, etc., provided that expenses for mileage and meals shall not be reimbursed. Time spent in such retraining outside the Conditional Employeeemployee’s regularly scheduled hours of work shall not be considered compensable time for any purpose. A non- probationary Conditional EmployeeAn employee’s failure to obtain or maintain certification licensure as an EMT-B or EMT-P, whichever is applicable, after being given one additional opportunity shall constitute cause for termination, such to the provisions of Article XX.