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KITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE <br />PERSONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS AND TESTING <br />A. PURPOSE <br />The purpose ofthe personal physical fitness standards and testing program is to promote physical <br />fitness of Corrections and Security Officers within the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, and to specify <br />the scheduling, conduct and administration of semi-annual physical fitness tests. <br />B. PARTICIPATION <br />Enrollment and participation in the physical fitness testing program shall be optional at the election <br />of the employee. Current bargaining unit employees who elect not to enroll and participate in the <br />program shall not be eligible for the monetary incentive described below. <br />Current employees may elect at any time to enroll, participate and test under the Program. Upon <br />passing the applicable testing standards the employee shall receive the monetary fitness incentive <br />described below. <br />The Employer will not discriminate against any employee for exercising any option to enroll and <br />participate, or not to 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 <br />ability test administered by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center for its entry level <br />corrections academy recruits. The Employer will ensure that each semi-annual test is current and <br />consistent with testing utilized by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center. If changes <br />have occurred the Employer will give sixty days notice to enrolled employees, prior to using the new <br />test. <br />D. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING <br />The physical fitness ability testing will be conducted twice each year, in April and October. <br />Participating employees will be notified at least thirty (30) days in advance of the specific testing <br />date, time and location. The Employer may select months other than those specified above, <br />provided the two annual testing dates are at least six (6) months apart, and shall provide <br />participating employees at least thirty (30) days advance notice of the date, time and location of the <br />test. <br />All participating employees must make themselves available on the scheduled test dates. Officers <br />shall be on on-duty status during the examination (testing) process, but shall receive no overtime or <br />extra compensation for the time spent taking the examination. Employees who are ill or injured on <br />the date of any scheduled test may request an alternate test date, by providing medical <br />documentation of their condition. A request for an alternate test date must be made sufficiently in <br />advance of the test date, so the Employer can fairly and fully consider and schedule any requested <br />alternate test date. Last hour requests will not be considered. The Sheriff shall make the final <br />decision regarding the granting of an alternate test date. <br />Employees who have an emergent or extraordinary schedule conflict with the announced test date <br />may request an alternate date. The reason(s) for the request must be presented to the Sheriff in <br />writing at least five (5) days before the test date. The Sheriff shall make the final decision regarding <br />the granting of an alternate test date. <br />Kittitas County Corrections Contract -01/01/16 -12/31/18 Page 34