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Appendix B <br />Physical Fitness Standards and Testing <br />A. Purpose <br />The purpose of the personal physical fitness standards and testing program is to promote physical <br />fitness of deputies within the Kittitas County Sheriffs Office, and to specify the scheduling, conduct <br />and administration of semi-annual physical fitness tests. <br />B. Participation <br />Enrollment and participation in the physicalfitness testing program shall be optional at the election of the <br />employee. Current bargaining unit employees who elect not to enroll and participate in the program <br />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. Administration of the Physical Fitness Testing <br />The physical fitness ability testing will be conducted twice each year, with the first test administered in <br />October, and the second in April of each year. Participating employees will be notified at least thirty <br />(30) days in advance of the specific testing date, time, and location. The employer may select months <br />other than those specified above, provided the two annual testing dates are at least six (6) months <br />apart, and shall provide participating employees at least thirty (30) days advance notice of the date, <br />time, and location of the test. <br />All participating employees must make themselves available on the scheduled test dates. Officers <br />shall be on duty status during the examination (testing) process but shall receive no overtime or extra <br />compensation for the time spent taking the examination unless ordered to take the test at a time other <br />than scheduled hours of work. Employees who are ill or injured on the date of any scheduled test may <br />request an alternate test date, by providing medical documentation of their condition. A request for an <br />alternate test date must be made sufficiently in advance of the test date, so the employer can fairly <br />and fully consider and schedule any requested alternate test date. Last hour requests will not be <br />considered. The Sheriff shall make the final decision regarding the granting of an alternate test date. <br />Employees who have an emergent or extraordinary schedule conflict on the announced test date may <br />request an alternate date. The reason(s) for the request must be presented to the Sheriff, or his <br />designee, in writing. The Sheriff shall make the final decision regarding the granting of an alternate test <br />date. <br />The testing will be administered by members of the Command Staff from the Kittitas County Sheriff's <br />Office. <br />31