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