Rules and Regulations (2) Flashcards
Rules of Conduct (and how many):
20:
1. Supervisors will enforce City Ordinances
2. Possession, reading, posting or distributing Porn
3. Criminal, Disgraceful or dishonest conduct unbecoming
4. No employee shall accept any gift
5. Employees shall not willfully endanger themselves or others
6. Employees shall not report to work under the influence
7. Instigating or participating in fights
8. Employees will not willfully destroy city property
9. Employees are subject to lawful orders of supervisor
10. Employees shall not leave fire station
11. Employees shall not be AWOL
12. Employees shall not work more than 52 (72) consecutive hrs
13. Buying or selling shifts for money prohibited
14. All employees will assist the driver
15. Fire station and apparatus
16. Employees shall not interfere with the work of others
17. Employees shall not engage in excessive absenteeism
18. Employees shall report all inquiries immediately
19. Employees personal information updated in HRIS and Workforce
20. No smoking in city buildings or vehicles
Suspension off payroll, shall not exceed ___ days
90 calendar days
Suspended for ____ days or more will have their seniority in rank reduced by the number of days suspended.
60 days or more but not to exceed 90 days
Suspension is more appropriate for:
Misconduct
Demotion is more appropriate for:
In general, substandard performance
Temporary demotion vs Permanent demotion:
Temp: Up to 180 days and more appropriate for misconduct
Perm: Over 180 days and more appropriate for substandard performance
On (date), “Respect in the Workplace” policy was changed to:
October 29th, 2012, changed to “Anti-Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Policy”
Anti-Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Policy training how often:
Every 3 years
Complaints: When shall manager begin inquiry?
Immediately = within 2 business day
When is discharge of an employee appropriate:
Discharge is appropriate for persistent substandard performance, and repeated/severe initial misconduct
Two primary causes for disciplinary actions:
Misconduct and Substandard performance
Form 1401: Verbal and Written Warnings:
- Verbal reprimands:
- Written reprimands:
- Suspensions:
- Verbal reprimands: 2 years
- Written reprimands: 3 years
- Suspensions: 5 years
*** After reckoning period, matter will be expunged unless it violated persons statutory right, such as sexual, race or gender discrimination
How will physical assaults’ be dealt with:
In dismissal or on a case by case basis
How will retaliation be dealt with:
Suspension or discharge on 1st offense, discharge on 2nd
Sexual harassment shall be reported _________ or ________
Verbally or written
***and supervisors shall take prompt action and report it to department head
When employee reports to City of Minneapolis Ethics Report Line they make make statement that includes:
- Who
- When
- What
- Where
- Witness
When will inquiry into allegations of harassment begin:
- “Immediately”, which means within one (1) business day of being received
If arrested, notify superior officer and Chief of Department within ____ hrs of event
Within 24 hrs of event
While incarcerated, will employee be able to trade or use sick time?
No, and outstanding trades will be cancelled
Employees who cannot report for duty due to incarceration will be reported as:
AWOL
Jury Duty:
- When released from work?
- What happens to your vacation days while on jury?
- Pay for jury duty?
- Released at 2000 that evening after notifying your BC and then Deputy
- Use Form 68 to change vacation days
- Pay from jury duty will be reimbursed to the city as you will receive regular pay
Subpoenas:
- What uniform worn to court?
- Case related to work vs NOT related to work: Pay reimbursed
- Employee will always wear Class B (White LS w black tie)
- Case related to work: Pay reimbursed/ NOT work related: NO pay reimbursement
Shall employee accept witness fees?
No, per Chapter 441, Special Laws of 1889
Drivers Lisence:
- If lost, must report within ___ hrs to Chief of Dept.
- Demoted to FFer for up to ____ days, if still not obtained after this time, employee is discharged
- Must report within 24hrs
- Demoted for up to 380 days (365 loss of license and 15 additional for privileges to be reinstated)
