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POLICY - 2.3.6 - ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY
SCOPE - ALL EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND DIRECTORS
1. EMPLOYEES: By accepting employment with the District, each
employee agrees to meet certain required standards. Maintaining an
acceptable level of job attendance is part of good work performance and is
one of the standards by which an employee’s overall contribution to the
District may be measured. Continued employment carries with it the
personal responsibility of each employee to be on the job on time every
scheduled workday. Recurring or excessive absences and/or tardiness are
disruptive to work schedules, costly to the District and its residents, and
detrimental to the morale and efforts of employees who maintain a good
work attendance record.
Failure to meet these requirements will subject an employee to appropriate
disciplinary action, which may include termination.
2. VOLUNTEERS: In being accepted as an active Volunteer with the
District, the volunteer accepts certain standards regarding attendance and
participation including the responsibility to meet those standards. The
purpose of the standard is two fold, to promote safety and to promote team
building. In essence our membership standard is that a volunteer must be
able to demonstrate a commitment to the community through active,
regular participation in activities and functions of the District.
Recurring or excessive absences and/or tardiness to training sessions,
and/or a lack of participation regarding alarm response and other District
activities are disruptive to other volunteers, detrimental to the morale and
efforts of volunteers who maintain a good attendance and participation
record, and may lead to issues related to safety and capability regarding
the volunteer who is habitually absent, tardy or non-participatory.
To maintain active firefighter status, a volunteer must meet a training
attendance average of 50% of the regularly scheduled training sessions,
and participate in at least one live fire exercise per year. It is important to
understand that mere attendance will not be the sole measurement
regarding this standard, but that participation must accompany attendance
to fully meet the standard. This average shall be computed on a quarterly
basis. If, for any reason the volunteer is unable to meet this standard and
wishes to continue their active firefighter status, they must make direct
contact with their station officer.
Each volunteer firefighter is required to make a diligent effort to respond
promptly to emergency alarms in accordance with response procedures
currently in place. There are, however, circumstances that may exempt
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the volunteer from meeting this rule. They may include, but are not
limited to, the following:
A. If the volunteer is incapacitated through illness, injury, or other
condition, including the use of drugs or alcohol, that may compromise
the safety and/or efficiency of the individual or other persons.
B. If the alarm is of a minor nature (Code 1) and the distance to be traveled is
excessive to the degree that a response by that individual would be
meaningless.
C. If the request for service is specific regarding necessary equipment,
and the individual is not qualified to operate that equipment, or if the
request for response is for a specific person other than the volunteer.
D. If the volunteer is at work, school, committed to a family obligation, or
otherwise out of the District and a response would jeopardize their
position or could be construed as an unreasonable request.
The adequacy of alarm response will be gauged on the frequency of alarms in a
given area, and the potential for a volunteer to be available for those alarms. This
expectation will be evaluated on a quarterly basis.
The District recognizes the fact that there are many ways for a volunteer
to be considered active. That participation in other areas of service to our
community through District sponsored events, committees and activities
need to be considered in the overall evaluation regarding meeting our
standard for membership.
The District understands that there may be times and circumstances where, for a
period of time, a volunteer is unable to meet adopted standards of attendance and
participation. When this occurs it is the responsibility of the volunteer to
communicate to their officer the circumstances of the situation. It is vital to give
prior notification whenever possible so that workable solutions can be agreed
upon.
3. OFFICERS: It is agreed by the officers of Lane County Fire District #1 that an
officer should be an example to those they lead. Therefore, an officer will be held
to a higher standard than those members who are not officers. This means that for
officers to maintain their rank they must be able to demonstrate a greater
commitment to drill attendance and participation, alarm response, scheduled
meeting attendance, and other methods of participation.
Note: The higher expectation assigned to an officer is expressed in the
document titled Expectations of Officers as adopted by the Officer Staff.
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4. DIRECTORS: It is hoped that each Director, on the Board of Directors,
will recognize the importance of their elected position and the level of
public trust that comes with the position that they have accepted. To
provide for a quorum and to promote efficient governing of the fire
district, each Director must make a reasonable effort to attend each
regularly scheduled Board meeting. In addition, each Director shall make
an equally reasonable effort to attend all special meetings as scheduled by
the Board. If a Director is unable to consistently attend scheduled
meetings or to perform their functions as a Director, they are encouraged,
for the benefit of the organization, to resign their respective Board
position.
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