Common use of Questions to Ask Clause in Contracts

Questions to Ask. The supervisor should evaluate the following items: • Did the employee’s actions have a negative impact on department operations? • Did the employee’s actions cause the department loss of time, undue cost, serious liability exposure, or potential liability? • Does the action bring negative attention to the department? Once the above-mentioned items have been considered, the supervisor must determine the severity of the infraction. Was this a minor or major infraction? A minor infraction is usually not severe, is temporary in nature, and does not result in undue cost or liability/potential liability to the department or CITY. A major infraction is usually severe, long-lasting, or results in undue costs or liability/potential liability to the department or CITY. DISCIPLINARY ALGORITHM Does the infraction have a SERIOUS effect on any ONE of the following? Safety Honesty Negative impact on operations * Yes Formal No Informal Minor Steps 1 or 2 Major Steps 3 or 4 -- Not Severe -- Temporary in nature -- No loss of time -- No Liability -- No undue cost -- Potential Liability * -- Severe -- Long lasting in nature -- Loss of time -- Liability -- Undue cost -- Potential liability ** * Injury, cost, damage to public image or negative impact on operations ** If intervention had not occurred the infraction could have caused bodily injury or high cost to the city. DISCIPLINARY ACTION STEPS There are four progressive steps of disciplinary action in the Formal Process. Theyare:

Questions to Ask. The supervisor should evaluate the following items: • Did the employee’s actions have a negative impact on department operations? • Did the employee’s actions cause the department loss of time, undue cost, serious liability exposure, or potential liability? • Does the action bring negative attention to the department? Once the above-mentioned items have been considered, the supervisor must determine the severity of the infraction. Was this a minor or major infraction? A minor infraction is usually not severe, is temporary in nature, and does not result in undue cost or liability/potential liability to the department or CITYcity. A major infraction is usually severe, long-lasting, or results in undue costs or liability/potential liability to the department or CITYcity. DISCIPLINARY ALGORITHM Does the infraction have a SERIOUS effect on any ONE of the following? Safety Honesty Negative impact on operations * Yes Formal No Informal Minor Steps 1 or 2 Major Steps 3 or 4 -- Not Severe -- Temporary in nature -- No loss of time -- No Liability -- No undue cost -- Potential Liability * Major Steps 3 or 4 -- Severe -- Long lasting in nature -- Loss of time -- Liability -- Undue cost -- Potential liability ** Negative impact on operations * * Injury, cost, damage to public image or negative impact on operations ** If intervention had not occurred the infraction could have caused bodily injury or high cost to the city. DISCIPLINARY ACTION STEPS There are four progressive steps of disciplinary action in the Formal Process. TheyareThey are:

Questions to Ask. The supervisor should evaluate the following items: • Did the employee’s actions have a negative impact on department operations? • Did the employee’s actions cause the department loss of time, undue cost, serious liability exposure, or potential liability? • Does the action bring negative attention to the department? Once the above-mentioned items have been considered, the supervisor must determine the severity of the infraction. Was this a minor or major infraction? A minor infraction is usually not severe, is temporary in nature, and does not result in undue cost or liability/potential liability to the department or CITY. A major infraction is usually severe, long-lasting, or results in undue costs or liability/potential liability to the department or CITY. DISCIPLINARY ALGORITHM Does the infraction have a SERIOUS effect on any ONE of the following? Safety Honesty Negative impact on operations * Yes Formal No Informal Minor Steps 1 or 2 Major Steps 3 or 4 -- Not Severe -- Temporary in nature -- No loss of time -- No Liability -- No undue cost -- Potential Liability * -- Severe -- Long lasting in nature -- Loss of time -- Liability -- Undue cost -- Potential liability ** * Injury, cost, damage to public image or negative impact on operations ** If intervention had not occurred the infraction could have caused bodily injury or high cost to the city. DISCIPLINARY ACTION STEPS There are four progressive steps of disciplinary action in the Formal Process. TheyareThey are:

Questions to Ask. The supervisor should evaluate the following items: •  Did the employee’s actions have a negative impact on department Fire Department operations? •  Did the employee’s actions cause the department Fire Department loss of time, undue cost, serious liability exposure, or potential liability? •  Does the action bring negative attention to the departmentFire Department? Once the above-mentioned items have been considered, the supervisor must determine the severity of the infraction. Was this a minor or major infraction? A minor infraction is usually not severe, is temporary in nature, and does not result in undue cost or liability/potential liability to the department or CITYcity. A major infraction is usually severe, long-long lasting, or results in undue costs or liability/potential liability to the department Fire Department or CITYCity. DISCIPLINARY ALGORITHM Does the infraction have a SERIOUS effect on any ONE of the following? Safety Honesty Negative impact on operations * Yes Formal No Informal Minor Steps 1 or 2 Major Steps 3 or 4 thru 5 -- Not Severe -- Temporary in nature -- No loss of time -- No Liability -- No undue cost -- Potential Liability ** -- Severe -- Long lasting in nature -- Loss of time -- Liability -- Undue cost -- Potential liability ** * Injury, cost, damage to public image or negative Yes Negative impact on operations ** If intervention had not occurred the infraction could have caused bodily injury or high cost to the city. DISCIPLINARY ACTION STEPS There are four progressive steps of disciplinary action in the Formal Process. TheyareThey are: