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KITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE <br />PERSONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS AND TESTING <br />A. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of the personal physical fitness standards and testing program is to promote physical fitness of deputies <br />within the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, and to specify the scheduling, conduct and administration of semi-annual <br />physical fitness tests. <br />B. PARTICIPATION <br />Enrollment and participation in the physical fitness testing program shall be optional at the election of the employee. <br />Current bargaining unit employees who elect not to enroll and participate in the program shall not be eligible for the <br />monetary incentive described below. <br />Current employees may elect at any time to enroll, participate and test under the Program. Upon passing the <br />applicable testing standards the employee shall receive the monetary fitness incentive described below. <br />The employer will not discriminate against any employee for exercising any option to enroll and participate, or not to <br />enroll or participate, in the program. <br />C. PHYSICAL FITNESS ABILITY TEST DESCRIPTION <br />The physical fitness ability test shall be comprised of the same elements as the physical fitness ability test administered <br />by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center for its entry level police academy recruits. The Employer will <br />ensure that each semi-annual test is current and consistent with testing utilized by the Washington State Criminal <br />Justice Training Center. If changes have occurred the employer will give sixty days' notice to enrolled employees, prior <br />to using the new test. <br />D. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING <br />The physical fitness ability testing will be conducted twice each year, with the first test administered in October, and <br />the second in April of each year. Participating employees will be notified at least thirty (30) days in advance of the <br />specific testing date, time and location. The employer may select months other than those specified above, provided <br />the two annual testing dates are at least six (6) months apart, and shall provide participating employees at least thirty <br />(30) days advance notice of the date, time and location of the test. <br />All participating employees must make themselves available on the scheduled test dates. Officers shall be on -duty <br />status during the examination (testing) process, but shall receive no overtime or extra compensation for the time <br />spent taking the examination unless ordered to take the test at a time other than scheduled hours of work. <br />Employees who are ill or injured on the date of any scheduled test may request an alternate test date, by providing <br />medical documentation of their condition. A request for an alternate test date must be made sufficiently in advance <br />of the test date, so the employer can fairly and fully consider and schedule any requested alternate test date. Last <br />hour requests will not be considered. The Sheriff shall make the final decision regarding the granting of an alternate <br />test date. <br />29 1 Kittitas County Line Deputies 1/1/17 —12/31/21 <br />