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What is the preferred approach for addressing an employee's misconduct or poor performance?
What is the preferred approach for addressing an employee's misconduct or poor performance?
- Progressive discipline with supervisory coaching and training (correct)
- Transferring the employee to a different department
- Immediate termination
- Issuing a warning without any counseling
According to the policy, what factors determine the level of discipline that is appropriate?
According to the policy, what factors determine the level of discipline that is appropriate?
- Employee's personal relationships
- Employee's personal hobbies
- Employee's educational qualifications
- Time intervals between incidents, overall work performance, previous discipline, and seriousness of the violation (correct)
What does the department consider when imposing disciplinary action?
What does the department consider when imposing disciplinary action?
- The employee's past performance, seriousness of the offense, and impact on Department operations (correct)
- Time intervals between incidents
- The employee's personal preferences
- Only the impact on Department operations
What does the department prefer to utilize whenever appropriate for improving an employee's performance?
What does the department prefer to utilize whenever appropriate for improving an employee's performance?
What are the factors that determine the level of discipline according to the policy?
What are the factors that determine the level of discipline according to the policy?
What is the purpose of a demotion according to the text?
What is the purpose of a demotion according to the text?
According to the text, who must approve a demotion?
According to the text, who must approve a demotion?
Under what circumstances can termination be used?
Under what circumstances can termination be used?
Who can appeal disciplinary actions according to the text?
Who can appeal disciplinary actions according to the text?
When can voluntary demotion be designated according to the text?
When can voluntary demotion be designated according to the text?
Who must recommend terminations according to the text?
Who must recommend terminations according to the text?
What action is deemed a form of discipline according to the text?
What action is deemed a form of discipline according to the text?
Under what conditions is administrative leave mentioned in the text?
Under what conditions is administrative leave mentioned in the text?
What should be guided by Article 16 of the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations according to the text?
What should be guided by Article 16 of the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations according to the text?
Who is primarily responsible for employee discipline according to the text?
Who is primarily responsible for employee discipline according to the text?
What action requires approval from the chief of police before being issued to the employee?
What action requires approval from the chief of police before being issued to the employee?
What is the purpose of a Memorandum of Counseling (MOC) according to the text?
What is the purpose of a Memorandum of Counseling (MOC) according to the text?
Who has the authority to approve a suspension according to the text?
Who has the authority to approve a suspension according to the text?
What is the role of first-line supervisors in the disciplinary process?
What is the role of first-line supervisors in the disciplinary process?
Which type of disciplinary action involves pre-discipline or non-disciplinary intervention?
Which type of disciplinary action involves pre-discipline or non-disciplinary intervention?
What does a Memorandum of Counseling (MOC) indicate according to the text?
What does a Memorandum of Counseling (MOC) indicate according to the text?
Which action may take the form of loss of accrued leave from the employee’s leave account?
Which action may take the form of loss of accrued leave from the employee’s leave account?
Who reviews all forms of discipline before they are dispensed according to the text?
Who reviews all forms of discipline before they are dispensed according to the text?
What does a Letter of Reprimand (LOR) indicate according to the text?
What does a Letter of Reprimand (LOR) indicate according to the text?
What is one purpose of supervisory coaching according to the text?
What is one purpose of supervisory coaching according to the text?
What documentation is maintained for supervisory coaching according to the text?
What documentation is maintained for supervisory coaching according to the text?
Who must approve a Memorandum of Counseling (MOC) before it is issued to an employee?
Who must approve a Memorandum of Counseling (MOC) before it is issued to an employee?
What determines the level of discipline that is appropriate according to the policy?
What determines the level of discipline that is appropriate according to the policy?
Who has the authority to approve a suspension according to the text?
Who has the authority to approve a suspension according to the text?
Under what circumstances can termination be used according to the text?
Under what circumstances can termination be used according to the text?
Who must approve a Letter of Reprimand (LOR) before it is issued to an employee?
Who must approve a Letter of Reprimand (LOR) before it is issued to an employee?
What determines the appropriate level of discipline according to the policy?
What determines the appropriate level of discipline according to the policy?
Under what circumstances does a voluntary demotion come into play according to the text?
Under what circumstances does a voluntary demotion come into play according to the text?
What documentation is maintained for supervisory coaching according to the text?
What documentation is maintained for supervisory coaching according to the text?
The_____________ must approve a MOC before it is issued to an
employee, even though the MOC may be initiated and written by the immediate
supervisor
The_____________ must approve a MOC before it is issued to an employee, even though the MOC may be initiated and written by the immediate supervisor
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