PERSONNEL FOLDERS. Employees shall be entitled to review the contents of his/her official departmental personnel folder during hours when the Personnel Services office is normally open for business. Such review shall not interfere with the normal business of the department. Any employee may designate a representative to review his/her departmental personnel folder, under the condition above, by signing a Designation and Release from Liability Form that will be provided by the Department.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. An employee shall be entitled to review the contents of any of his/her departmental personnel folder(s) at reasonable intervals, upon request, during hours when his/her personnel office is normally open for business. Such review shall not interfere with the normal business of the department, office or bureau. No evaluatory or disciplinary document may be placed in an employee's personnel file without his/her review and a copy of the document presented to him/her for his/her records. The employee shall acknowledge that he/she has reviewed and received a copy of the document by signing it with the understanding that such signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with its contents. A written reprimand or “Notice to Correct Deficiencies” will be sealed upon the written request of an affected employee if he/she has not been involved in any subsequent related incidents that resulted in written corrective counseling or other Management action for a period of four (4) years from the date the most recent notice was issued or Management action taken. Pursuant to the above paragraph, those documents, either removed from the personnel file or sealed, shall be available upon subpoena or other appropriate legal request.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. An employee or his/her certified representative shall be entitled to review the contents of his/her official departmental personnel folder at reasonable intervals, upon request, during hours when his/her personnel office is normally open for business. Such review shall not interfere with the normal business of the department, office or bureau. No disciplinary document shall be placed in an employee's official departmental personnel folder prior to providing said employee with a copy thereof. This provision shall not apply to documents placed in said folder prior to July 1, 1975. After a disciplinary or adverse document has been in an employee's personnel folder for a period of one year, Management may, upon the employee's request, place a statement in the employee's personnel folder, showing that the employee's performance has improved. A written reprimand or "Notice to Correct Deficiencies" may be sealed upon the written request of an affected employee if he/she has not been involved in any subsequent incidents that resulted in written corrective counseling or other management action for a period of four (4) years from the date the most recent notice was issued or management action taken. (It is mutually understood that in the Police Department a "Notice to Correct Deficiencies" is not considered a form of discipline and a copy is not placed in the departmental personnel folder. Written reprimands will not be sealed in the Police Department. Employees may request, instead of sealing, that such documents be stored separately from the official departmental personnel folder. These documents shall be accessible only to selected departmental personnel.) If sealing or removal to separate storage is not approved, the reason for denial of the request shall be discussed with the employee. Written requests and responses, and the reasons for not sealing the document(s) shall not be placed in the personnel folder and shall not be grievable. The existence of all documents, including sealed or separately stored documents, must be acknowledged by the department and be available upon subpoena and to selected City personnel.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. An employee shall be entitled to review the contents of his/her official departmental personnel folder at reasonable intervals, upon request, during the hours when his/her personnel office is normally open for business. Management will continue its present practice with regard to providing employees with a copy of materials in the departmental personnel folder. The employee may authorize an Association staff representative to inspect the departmental folder, upon written consent of the employee. The written consent must be presented in person by the employee to the personnel office. The time to review the folder must be arranged by the staff representative. The staff representative may not remove or have a copy of any document in the folder. The employee or staff representative's review of the personnel folder shall not interfere with the normal business of the department. No evaluatory or disciplinary document may be placed in an employee's personnel folder without his/her review and a copy of the document presented to the employee for his/her records. The employee shall acknowledge that he/she has reviewed and received a copy of the document by signing it, with the understanding that such signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with its contents. The employee shall have the right to respond in writing to any material placed in his/her personnel folder. This provision shall not apply to documents placed in said folder prior to July 1, 1980. A written reprimand or "Notice to Correct Deficiencies" will be sealed upon the written request of an affected employee if he/she has not been involved in any subsequent related incidents that resulted in written corrective counseling or other management action for a period of five (5) years from the date the most recent notice was issued or management action taken. Pursuant to the above paragraph, those documents, either removed from the personnel file or sealed, shall be available upon subpoena or other appropriate legal request.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. An employee shall be entitled to review the contents of his official departmental personnel folder at reasonable intervals, upon request, during hours when the personnel office in which records are housed is open for business. Such review shall not interfere with the normal business of the department, office, or bureau. No evaluator or disciplinary document shall be placed in an employee's official departmental personnel folder without the employee reading and signing said document and being afforded an opportunity to attach a written response within 30 days from review. The employee's signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with the document. If after reading the evaluatory or disciplinary document, the employee refuses to sign the document, that fact shall be noted on the document by the employee's supervisor. It is mutually understood that an employee performance evaluation is not considered a disciplinary document. It may, however, be used to document behavior and/or performance deficiencies that have been brought to an employee’s attention.
A " Notice to Correct Deficiencies" will be sealed upon the request of an affected employee if he/she has not been involved in any subsequent incidents of the same general nature and category as the Notice to Correct Deficiencies requested to be sealed that resulted in written corrective counseling or other management action for a period of three years from the date the most recent, related notice was issued or management action taken. However, such sealed documents can still be used to establish progressive discipline for similar offenses.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. An employee shall be entitled to review the contents of their departmental personnel folder(s) at reasonable intervals, upon request, during hours when their personnel office is normally open for business. Such review shall not interfere with the normal business of the department, office, or bureau. No evaluative or disciplinary document may be placed in an employee's personnel file without their review and a copy of the document presented to them for their records. The employee shall acknowledge that they have reviewed and received a copy of the document by signing it with the understanding that such signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with its contents. A written reprimand or “Notice to Correct Deficiencies” will be sealed upon the written request of an affected employee if they have not been involved in any subsequent related incidents that resulted in written or higher corrective action for a period of three years from the date the most recent notice was issued or Management action taken. Pursuant to the above paragraph, those documents, either removed from the personnel file or sealed, shall be available upon subpoena or other appropriate legal request.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. An employee shall be entitled to review the contents of any of his/her departmental personnel folder(s) at reasonable intervals, upon request, during normal business hours of the department, office or bureau. No evaluatory or disciplinary document may be placed in an employee’s personnel file without his/her review and a copy of the document presented to him/her for his/her records. The employee shall acknowledge that he/she has reviewed and received a copy of the document by signing it with the understanding that such signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with its contents. A written reprimand or “Notice to Correct Deficiencies” will be sealed upon the written request of an affected employee if the affected employee has not been involved in any subsequent related incidents that resulted in written corrective counseling or other Management action for a period of four (4) years from the date the most recent notice was issued or Management action taken. Upon an employee’s in-person review of personnel folder, management shall provide written confirmation of removal of notice. Pursuant to the above paragraph, those documents which have been either removed from the personnel file or sealed shall be only made available upon subpoena or other appropriate legal request.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. A. An employee shall be entitled to review the contents of his/her departmental personnel folder at reasonable intervals, upon request, during hours when the office in which records are housed is open for business. Such review shall not interfere with the normal business of the Department.
B. No disciplinary document shall be placed in an employee's departmental personnel folder without first providing the employee with a copy of the document.
C. A "Notice to Correct Deficiencies" shall be sealed by the Department upon the request of an affected employee if he/she has not been involved in any subsequent incidents of the same general nature and category as the Notice to Correct Deficiencies requested to be sealed that resulted in written corrective counseling or other management action for a period of one year from the date the most recent, related notice was issued or management action taken.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. An employee shall be entitled to review the contents of their official departmental personnel folder at reasonable intervals upon request when his/her personnel office is normally open for business. Such review shall not interfere with the normal business of the department, office, or bureau. The employee may authorize an Association staff representative to inspect the departmental folder, upon written consent of the employee. The written consent must be presented in person by the employee to the personnel office. The time to review the folder must be arranged by the staff representative. The staff representative may not remove or have a copy of any document in the folder. The employee or Association representative's review of the personnel folder shall not interfere with the normal business of the department. No evaluation or disciplinary document may be placed in an employee's personnel file without his/her review and a copy of the document presented to him/her. The employee shall acknowledge that they have reviewed and received a copy of the document by signing the document with the understanding that such signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with its contents.
PERSONNEL FOLDERS. A. An employee shall be entitled to review the contents of any of his/her departmental personnel folder(s) at reasonable intervals, upon request, during regular work hours. Such review shall not interfere with normal business operations.
B. No evaluatory or disciplinary document may be placed in an employee's personnel file without his/her review and a copy of the document presented to him/her for his/her records. The employee shall acknowledge that he/she has reviewed and received a copy of the document by signing it with the understanding that such signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with its contents.
C. A written reprimand or "Notice to Correct Deficiencies” will be sealed upon the written request of an affected employee if he/she has not been involved in any subsequent, related incidents that resulted in written corrective counseling or other Management action for a period of five years from the date the most recent notice was issued or Management action taken, whichever is later.
D. Pursuant to the above paragraph, sealed documents shall be available if subpoenaed or requested through another legitimate legal avenue.